There is an extra layer of accountability when using Google sheets for scavenger hunts.
You can set it up when assigning the document for students to have their own copy which allows you to watch their progress live if you need to.
It allows them to insert images which reduces their desire to skip locations and get answers from their friends.
The conditional formatting feature allows for an additional formative assessment if you so choose.
You can hyperlink if you needed which allows kids to access additional resources if necessary.
IF YOU WANT TO USE VIDEOS AS A PART OF YOUR SCAVENGER HUNT, USE FLIPGRID. Google sheets or slides does not allow students to insert videos using the app. They can only do so if they use the web-based version which would require additional student training.
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Classroom Examples Using Google Sheets
Product Life Cycle Scavenger Hunt
Here is the scavenger hunt I created for product life cycle in business/marketing. It is important to know that we did have a day prior to this activity that required students to learn and use the vocabulary on Quizlet. This lesson I had them divide into groups and then I numbers the groups one or two. They followed the clues based on the numbers because I only had four clues and kept the students from having large groups around each clue. When they cam back to the classroom, they had to complete a crossword puzzle from the story.
Lean Canvas Model Scavenger Hunt
Here is the scavenger hunt I created to help students learn about the Lean Canvas Business Plan Model. I created the videos using Keynote. They had a Google form with questions for each station they had to complete. There were three students in the group.
Student 1: Managed the Google sheet and took the selfies
Student 2: Scanned the QR codes to watch the videos
Student 3: Answered the questions on the Google form