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. Draw the symbol for a man made object on an orienteering map | X | 2. What are 3 things you should always see on a map | North bearing, scale, Legend | 3. If you were facing SE, what would your compass bearing read | 135 | 4. What is the symbol for trees | green circle | 5. Draw a 16 point compass and label ALL headings | NESW | 6. Name 2 ways you could find North without a compass | sun, watch, shadow method | 7. If you traveled North 1km, then East 1km, which direction would you need to travel to return to your starting position | SW | 8. What is the scale of the map of the school | 1:2000 | 9. How many cars are in the teachers carpark | 70 |
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