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. What is the name of the object that you use to move your cursor? | mouse | 2. 2. Machine that collects data, stores documents, and we take a class for. | computer | 3. 3. To remove or erase text. | delete | 4. 4. The home screen on your computer in which all of your icons are found. | desktop | 5. 5. A type of file that is used to hold text. | document of word document | 6. 6. An application used to organize charts, hold cells, and figure out problems. | Microsoft Excel | 7. 7. An application used to hold text and write reports. | Microsoft Word | 8. 8. An application used to show slides showing pictures and other information. | Microsoft PowerPoint | 9. 9. An application used to create brochures, cards, and other informational pamphlets. | Microsoft Publisher | 10. 10. A board of keys that is a primary device for a computer. | Keyboard | 11. 11. A tiny digital pointer that moves around on the screen to show what you are clicking on. | Cursor | 12. 12. The set of keys used to unlock your computer to log on. | Ctrl, Alt, Delete | 13. 13. The set of numbers or dots that help you organize your information. | Bullets and Numbering | 14. 14. The style of your words. Default is Times New Roman. | Font | 15. 15. The way to get to an application faster than using your mouse. | Shortcut | 16. 16. How large or small your text is. | Font Size | 17. 17. The art you can use and you don’t have to have a bibliography for on Word. | Clip Art | 18. 18. The place you put an icon you want to delete that is on your desktop. | Recycle | 19. 19. The machine you use to bring your digital work into the real world. | Printer | 20. 20. The bar you press to go up and down on a document. | Scroll Bar | 21. 21. The application you use to search things. | Internet | 22. 22. The machine that your computer wouldn’t be able to run without. | CPU | 23. 23. The button you press to make text thicker. | Bold | 24. 24. The button you press to make text slant. | Italics | 25. 25. The button you press to make text look like a title. | Underline | 26. 26. The name for the shortcut key Ctrl-S. | Save | 27. 27. The button you press to add numbers in an Excel document. | Formula | 28. 28. The space on each side of a page. | Margin | 29. 29. The key you press to make a letters uppercase. | Caps Lock | 30. 30. The key you press to use the number keypad on the side of your keyboard. | Number Lock | 31. 31. The piece of glass that shows you the digital world of your computer. | Monitor | 32. 32. The name of the button that turns your computer off. | Shut Down | 33. 33. The name of the button that sends your cursor to the end of a line. | End | 34. 34. The name of the shortcut key Ctrl-N. | New Document | 35. 35. The name of the button you press to check for spelling and grammar errors. | Spell Check | 36. 36. This icon tells you how many words you have in a document. | Word Count | 37. 37. The group of underlined phrases that when clicked on, send you to a web page. | Link | 38. 38. The name of the address that tells you where you are on the internet. | Url | 39. 39. The name of the key that indents your paragraph when pressed. | Tab | 40. 40. The name of the buttons that send you up and down the page without using the scroll bar. | Page Up and Page Down |
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