A scavenger hunt is a game that can stimulate research skills among learners by having individuals or teams follow a set of instructions to seek and find clues with the goal of completing all objectives on a list. The organizer must provide clear instructions so participants do not feel lost and the game proceeds as intended. A scavenger hunt is an excellent tool that can be used in and out of the classroom to encourage collaboration while developing skills like research, abstract thinking, and reading comprehension.

1. By: Andrés Castaño Durango
Funlam
2013

2. scavenger hunt is game which can be used as a playful technique to stimulate
research skills among learners. The rules of the game are simple, individuals or
teams have to follow a set of instructions to seek and find different clues. The
goal is usually to be the first one to complete in a creative way all the list of
objectives proposed in the different stages of the scavenger hunt.

3. The organizer
must be clear
in his
instructions to
guarantee a
good
development
of the game.

4. Clear
instructions
avoid
participants
feel lost and
affect the
intention of
the game.

5. Scavenger hunt is excellent tool which can be applied to work in and out of the
classroom, encourage the collaborative work and develops different kind of
competences such as researching, abstract thinking or reading comprehension.

6. The guide of the scavenger
hunt is important to keep
alert and walk around the
participants of the game to
give instructions when it is
necessary.