1. Arrange students into groups. Each group needs at least ONE person who has a mobile device.
2. If their phone camera doesn't automatically detect and decode QR codes, ask students to
4. Cut them out and place them around your class / school.
1. Give each group a clipboard and a piece of paper so they can write down the decoded questions and their answers to them.
2. Explain to the students that the codes are hidden around the school. Each team will get ONE point for each question they correctly decode and copy down onto their sheet, and a further TWO points if they can then provide the correct answer and write this down underneath the question.
3. Away they go! The winner is the first team to return with the most correct answers in the time available. This could be within a lesson, or during a lunchbreak, or even over several days!
4. A detailed case study in how to set up a successful QR Scavenger Hunt using this tool can be found here.
Question | Answer |
1. 1.How do you say "I play football" in French? | You will find the next code in the department where magic potions are made. You may find a skeleton has eaten it. | 2. 2.In a house, where is “le sous-sol”? | Your next code can be found where visitors sign in. | 3. 3.Comment t'appelles-tu? | The next code is hiding under the lectern in the department that Shakespeare would call home. | 4. 4. Madame Bellegarde is wearing “une cravate” what colour is it? Give your answer in French. | Your next code can be found under the “clothes protectors” in the art department. | 5. 5.What is the English for "j’habite à la campagne"? | In order to put out a fire you need this, look for it in the Modern Languages department. | 6. 6.Miss Campbell’s “gomme’’ is which colour? | On a sunny day, it is nice to visit this place but when it is cold & wet, you don’t want a lesson out here. | 7. 7.Quel est la date aujourd'hui? | A quiet place to read is where you will find the next code. | 8. 8.What date is Mrs Fleming’s birthday? You must ask her correctly in French in order to receive an answer. | Outside the lift on the ground, 1st or 2nd floor is where you will find the next code. | 9. 9.What pet is a “cochon d’inde”? | You may need a rubber ring to help you find the next code. | 10. 10.What is “une porte”? | I am the music man, I come from far away & I can play….What can you play? I play the piano… | 11. 11.What month comes after “août” in the calendar? | Your next code is hiding in a place where you can buy several refreshments to quench your thirst. | 12. 12. What is the English for : “J’ai sept frères et sœurs’’? | The Glee club would meet in this department; find your next code there. | 13. 13. Quel temps fait-il aujourd'hui? | If you don’t walk, get the bus or get a lift to school, this eco friendly mode of transport will help you find your next clue. | 14. 14.What is the word used for your mum’s sister in French? | They are made out of paper, come in many different colours and can float high in the air, find your next clue on one of these. | 15. 15.What does “gourmande’’ mean? | Your next clue is hiding in the department where old tales are told. | 16. 16.What day comes before “vendredi’’? | You go here to put on appropriate clothing for this subject. | 17. 17.What is: trente-cinq + quarante + dix-huit? | Your next code is found in the department where wood is crafted. | 18. 18.When speaking to an older person, which word would you use for "you" – 'tu' or 'vous'? | Albert Einstein has your next code. | 19. 19.Où est la Tour Eiffel? | Healthy eating is the way to go, find your last code in the street. | 20. 20.What colour is “jaune’’? | The hunt is now finished! Well done to you for managing to find clue number 20! Return your answer sheets with your names on it to the modern languages department. |
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