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 do you call a person who is important and influential? | big cheese | 2. Adjective that describes a place surrounded by views of beautiful countryside | scenic | 3. What is ageism? | negative stereotypes about older people | 4. If someone keeps themselves to themselves they... | tell others very little about themselves, and they are not friendly or sociable | 5. If you're talking shop all evening you are... | talking about work | 6. What do you call a young person who is very skilled and successful at something? | a whizzkid | 7. This adjective describes a person who notices things quickly and understands people's feelings | perceptive | 8. Write three examples of vague language | he's about forty-ish; there's something in his eyes; she looks sort of creative | 9. He's a good singer but not a --- name like Bruce Springsteen | household | 10. She was innocent but it took her years to --- her name | clear | 11. This adjective describes a busy place, full of people and noise | bustling | 12. Write two synonyms for run-down | shabby and dilapidated | 13. What does "to jump on the bandwagon" mean? | to support an idea or a recent popular trend because many people do | 14. It's a secret, so try not to let the --- out of the bag | cat | 15. When trends suddenly become popular, they --- (2 words) | take off | 16. When something is popular for just a short time, we say it's just a passing --- | fad or trend | 17. If someone says to you "let your hair down!", what are they telling you to do? | to relax and have fun | 18. What does "from the outset" mean? | from the beginning of something | 19. Choose the correct word: It's one of my oldest/earliest memories. | earliest | 20. Choose the correct word: I only have a very light/hazy recollection of my childhood. | hazy | 21. What does the proverb "beggars can't be choosers!" mean? | said when you recognize that you must accept an offer or a situation because it is the only one available to you |
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