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.
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| 1. Write <, >, or =. 100,000,000 _____ 9,560,739, 8 trillion ______ 84,000,000,000, ,409 _____ 366,409 Your next clue is in the lunch bucket. | >,>,< | 2. Round 169,389 to the nearest ten thousand. Round 982,938 to the nearest hundred thousand. Round $27.98 to the nearest whole dollar. Round 84.52 to the nearest tenth. Your next clue is number 24’s mailbox. | 170,000; 1,000,000; $28.00; 84.50 | 3. Estimate the sums for the following problems. 887 + 295 = ________; 815 + 987 + 354 = _________; Judy Blume has your next clue. | 1,100; 2,200 | 4. Estimate the product for the following problems. 62 x 39 = ________; 208 x 499 = ____________; Your next clue is in number 1’s finished work pocket. | 2,400; 1,000,000 | 5. Multiply. 9 x 7 = ______; 90 x 7 = ______; 9 x 700 = ______; 90 x 70 = ______; 900 x 700 = ______; Your next clue is with the extra tissues. | 63; 630; 6,300; 6,300; 630,000 | 6. Multiply. Show your work. If you can use a method other than lattice, use it. 9 x76 = _______; 93 x 65 = ______; Your next clue is with the recess games. | 684; 6,045 | 7. Find the value of the variable in each number sentence. 854 + x = 989; 45.9 – s = 34.9; Your next clue is where Jordan sits. | 135; 11 | 8. You go to bed at 8:45 pm and wake up at 6:30 am. How long do you sleep? Your next clue is on a fan. | 9 hours and 45 minutes | 9. You are flying to Orlando with your family. The flight is two hours and 15 minutes long. If you leave Philadelphia at 10:35 am, what time will you land in Orlando? Your next clue is listed for homework. | 12:50 PM | 10. The following numbers represent the number of siblings 10 students have. 0, 4, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 1, 2, 0 What is the maximum? What is the minimum? What is the range? What is the mode? What is the median? What is the mean? You are finished. Check your work and hand it in. Then play a multiplication game or do a session of xtramath. | 4; 0; 4; 2; 2; 2 |
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