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. What does "Mardi Gras" mean in French? | Fat Tuesday | 2. What is another name for "Mardi Gras" in French? | Carnival | 3. What is the significance of Mardi Gras? Why is it celebrated? | It is a day of eating and celebrating before the Catholic holiday "Lent" starts. | 4. Where is the biggest Mardi Gras celebration in the world? | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 5. Where is the biggest Mardi Gras celebration in the US? | New Orleans, Louisiana | 6. Where is the second biggest Mardi Gras celebration in the US? | St. Louis, MO | 7. St. Louis has a world record for Mardi Gras; what is it? | "Most dogs in costumed attire gathered in a single location" during the Beggin' Pet Parade | 8. What are 3 big traditions involved with Mardi Gras? | wearing masks/costumes, dancing, and parades | 9. What are the traditional colors of Mardi Gras? | purple, green, and gold | 10. What do the colors of Mardi Gras signify? | purple is justice, green is faith, gold is power | 11. "Ce n'est pas Mardi Gras aujourd'hui" is a popular French saying that means "it's not Mardi Gras today." When would you say this to someone? | when someone is dressed ridiculously or like a clown | 12. What is hidden inside a King's Cake? | a plastic baby | 13. What does it mean if you get the trinket inside your piece of King's Cake? | that you buy the next year's King's Cake and are King/Queen of the day | 14. What does "Laissez les bons temps rouler!" mean in English? | Let the good times roll! | 15. Who leads the Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans? | Rex or the "King of Carnival" | 16. How many beads are thrown at the Mardi Gras celebration in New Orleans every year? | 25 million pounds |
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