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. START CARD 1: You all know that “smokin’ in the boys room” is against the rules unless you are singing the song performed by this rock “CRUE.” Head to the teacher whose name matches the first word in the band’s name to get your next clue. | Motley Crue | 2. If you were looking for Motley Crue, band that sings Smokin’ in the Boy’s Room, you are in the right place. Record a 5-10 second air guitar performance, then head to the teacher’s room that might be married to a McGroom. | McBride | 3. If you were looking for the spouse of McGroom you are in the right place. Take a picture of two people pretending to be a bride and groom outside her door. Next head to the teacher whose name begins with a primary color. | Redington | 4. If you were looking for REDington you are in the right place. Take pictures of two red items in the school, then head to the room where you would go if you need to get hydrated. | Waterman | 5. If you were looking for WATERman you are in the right place. Record each of your teammates getting a drink at a fountain in the hall, then head back to Mrs. Matthiesen’s room. | Matthiesen | 6. START CARD 2: This teacher’s name makes her sound very “bright” - almost as bright as part of the sun. Head to her room to begin your QR challenge. | RAY | 7. If you were looking for a bright RAY, you are in the right place. Charles Ray was an amazing singer; record 5-10 seconds of video of someone in your group singing a song. Then go to the teacher whose last name is the opposite of major. | MINOR | 8. Minor is the opposite of major. Take a selfie of your team outside her door, then head to the teacher whose last name starts with a type of stinging insect. | BEELER | 9. If you were looking for BEEler you are in the right spot. Record 3 teammates pretending to escape from a bee attack, then head to the room of a teacher whose last name makes it sound like he can predict the future. | FORSEE | 10. Forsee sounds like he can predict the future! Find something that could be used as a crystal ball and take a picture of someone staring into it to tell someone their future then head back to Mrs. Matthiesen’s room. | Matthiesen | 11. START CARD 3: This teacher sounds like she belongs on a farm. Go to her room and scan the QR code outside the door. | BARNES | 12. If you were looking for someone who might live on a farm you are right...there are lots of barns on farms. Record 5 of your teammates doing their best farm animal impressions...moo like a cow, crow like a rooster, etc. then go to the teacher whose name looks like she can’t lose (it is made up of two short words). | GOWIN | 13. GO WIN sounds like she can’t lose! Record a few of your teammates doing a cheer “Go, fight, win!”, then go to the teacher whose last name matches a local pharmacy. | KINKEAD | 14. Kinkead Pharmacy is right off the town square. Take a group selfie outside Mr. Kinkead’s door, then head to the classroom of the teacher whose last name sounds like a part of your eye or a camera. | LENZ | 15. If you were looking for a part of your eye or a camera (lens/Lenz) you are in the right spot. Take a picture of your teammates acting like they are taking a picture of you then head to Mrs. Matthiesen’s room. | Matthiesen | 16. START CARD 4: Go to the “Double D” combination for help with painting, sculpting, or sketching. Scan the QR code outside their classroom for your next clue… | DOLLENS/DUNCAN | 17. If you were looking for the art classroom where you paint, sculpt and sketch you are in the right spot. Record a 5-10 second video of someone pretending to paint a portrait of another student. Then head to the teacher whose last name (if you remove the first and last letter) sounds like a cow or bull. | SMOOT | 18. If you were looking for the teacher whose name sounds like a cow or bull you are in the right place. SMOOt has MOO in the middle...Record your team mooing like a herd of cattle then head to the teacher whose last name is like a very small part of a cookie. | CRUM | 19. If you were looking for a cookie “CRUM” you are in the right spot. Record members of your team “crumbling to the floor” then head to the room of the teacher whose last name would come on the dictionary page with the guide words: WATER - WEST | WATSON | 20. If you were looking for WATSON you are in the right spot. Take a group selfie outside of her door, then head back to Mrs. Matthiesen’s room. | MATTHIESEN |
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