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. The longest river in the world | 2. This body of water is very deep. about 1800 feet2 | 3. This river runs through the largest rain forest in africa3 | 4. This region is home to many wildlife reserves4 | 5. This mountain range is located in north western Africa5 | 6. Ancient dried streams have left a white shiney mineral deposit in this area6 | 7. What is the name of country #1 7 | 8. This feature rises 9,842 feet in the air8 | 9. This river flows north and empties into the Mediterranean Sea9 | 10. What is the second longest river in the world10 | 11. This lake if very shallow with an average depth of 130 feet11 | 12. What is the largest desert in the world12 | 13. This region is located just south of the Sahara13 | 14. This region has a humid tropical climate and remains wet and warm all year14 | 15. What is the name of country #2 15 | 16. What is the name of country #3 16 | 17. What is the name of country #4 17 | 18. What is the name of country #5 18 | 19. What is the name of country #6 19 | 20. What is the name of country #7 20 | 21. What is the name of country #8 21 | 22. What is the name of country #9 22 | This river flows through Africa's largest rain forest 23 | 23. The source of this river begins in the country of Guinea and flows several countries then empties into the Gulf of Guinea 23 | 24. This feature is located in the western Rift Valley 24 | 25. What is the name of Africa's largest lake 25 |
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