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. Use this to pay for unforeseen health expenses or unexpected car repairs | emergency fund | 2. This allows you to use a car for a specified period of time for a specified monthly payment | lease | 3. When you are looking for a used car, this resource will help you best determine the value of a particular make and model | Kelley Blue Book | 4. Why do banks and credit card companies offer points or rewards | you feel you are getting something for nothing | 5. Subtracting your outstanding checks and adding your outstanding deposits to the bank balance is the act of | balancing your checkbook | 6. This lowers the risk of investing but does not eliminate it | diversification | 7. A stock that holds it’s value | defensive stock | 8. What you should consider when choosing a place to live | proximity to work cost transportation | 9. When you borrowed $50 from your rich cousin, and then had to pay her back $60, what is the original $50 called? | principle | 10. A high credit score gives you one main benefit. | low interest rate | 11. If a person in your house was bitten by your dog, which type of insurance would you be covered under? | homeowners | 12. A number measured by the government that describes the changing prices of everyday goods. | inflation | 13. This is paid to the mutual fund company when you first purchase a mutual fund. | front end load | 14. This is paid to the mutual fund company when you sell a mutual fund. | back end load | 15. This is the official retirement age, according to the US government | 67 | 16. You can withdraw funds from a 401k after this age | 591/2 | 17. When should you start saving for your retirement | as soon as you work | 18. The national government of the U.S. that takes in taxes and funds such programs as maintaining interstate highways and the military is officially named this | Federal Government | 19. This Is provided to you by your employer, and it lists total income and all tax withheld amounts | W2 | 20. This form lists interest income from investments | 1099 | 21. Making sure you get enough sleep, exercise every day, not just on weekend, and eating good food is a way of managing your | well being | 22. This handy tool can pay your bills month after month, once set up, without you doing a thing | online bill pay/banking | 23. These loans, used for advanced education degrees (college) don’t have to be paid back until after you’ve completed the courses | student loans | 24. An associate degree takes this many years to complete | 2 | 25. A legal document that contains all the details of the agreement between the landlord and renter and is signed by both parties is a | lease | 26. The form filled out by an employee when they begin a job stating the number of withholding allowances claimed | W4 form | 27. Preparing one of these will help you meet a financial goal | budget | 28. Savings account at banks are protected by this type of insurance | FDIC | 29. When you should begin saving for retirement | when you enter the workforce | 30. the amount of money you pay when you file an insurance claim | deductible |
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