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 is soil taxonomy | Soil Taxonomy is a soil classification system developed by the United States Department of Agriculture’s soil survey staff. | 2. Who developed soil taxonomy | developed by the United States Department of Agriculture’s soil survey staff. | 3. Is soil taxonomy only used in the U.S | No it is used worldwide | 4. Why was soil taxonomy developed | Facilitate detailed soil survey | 5. What is the definition of orders, in terms of soil taxonomy | 12 categories that soils are placed in | 6. How many soil orders are in soil taxonomy | 12 | 7. How are orders separated from one another | Depending on distinct characteristics and ecological significance | 8. What are all the 12 orders known as | Orders | 9. How would you define Alfisols | a clay-enriched subsoil and relatively high native fertility | 10. Looking at the image, what country does not consist of alfisols | 11. Where do andisols form | Greenland | 12. Where do histosols get their name from | Greek histos, “tissue” | 13. Which order is composed mainly of organic materials | Histosols | 14. Based off of the Image below, what suborder of histosols dominate the U.S | 15. What is gelisols | Saprists | 16. Where do andisols form | Volcanic ash or other volcanic ejecta |
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