I have been a teaching principal in a small rural school for the last 3 years. Before this I have over 10 years teaching experience teaching students ranging in age 5 through to 12 and have loved every minute.
“Students are engaged, motivated and keen to succeed. They take responsibility for their learning and increasingly know about themselves as learners. They stay on task, work well together and help each other. Positive and respectful interactions between students underpin learning”. Educ
I have been a teaching principal in a small rural school for the last 3 years. Before this I have over 10 years teaching experience teaching students ranging in age 5 through to 12 and have loved every minute.
“Students are engaged, motivated and keen to succeed. They take responsibility for their learning and increasingly know about themselves as learners. They stay on task, work well together and help each other. Positive and respectful interactions between students underpin learning”. Educ
This murder mystery will engage students by taking them on a journey to solve geometry puzzles and questions to solve a murder. Students will need to gather evidence by completing charts, Interview witnesses by sorting through geometry shapes and compare data to narrow the suspects. Finally they will narrow it down to two suspects, with a final hundred chart puzzle to uncover the truth.
Who is the Geometry Math Mystery Murderer!!!
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This CSI themed multiplication and division activity will engage students by taking them on a journey to solve problems and puzzles. Students narrow down the suspects by completing the activities and marking them off from the suspect list until one person is left. Who is the missing teacher?
This case includes multiplication and division problems up to their 12 times table. Answers are included
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Student Roles for you STEM challenges
This resource is perfect for your STEM projects. The students are given clear roles and are taught to work in teams to successfully complete their work.
Included are:
Captain Encouragement
Testing Officer
Collections Manager
Chief Communicator
To make the lanyards I laminate each sheet,cut therm out, punch a hole in the top of each and tie a piece of string around each to fit around your students necks.
I like/prefer to use colored ribbon with the corresponding colored lanyard. Just looks nicer and the kids love it!!!
If you need other roles for your challenges, let me know and I will make them for you.
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This CSI themed Math Murder Mystery activity will engage students by taking them on a journey to solve problems and puzzles. Students narrow down the suspects by completing the activities and marking them off from the suspect list until one person/animal is left. The problems in this math mystery focus on Grade Three “Operations & Algebraic Thinking” and “Number & Operations in Base Ten”.
This case includes
Clue 1: Multiply 1-digit whole numbers by multiples of 10 in the range of 10-90
Clue 2: Dividing up to 10 times-tables.
Clue 3: Adding 3-digit numbers with regrouping.
Clue 4:Rounding to the nearest 10’s
Clue 5: Dividing up to 10 times-tables
Answer sheets are included
This CSI Fortnite themed math murder mystery will engage students by taking them on a journey to solve Multiplication, Division, Addition and Subtraction problems and puzzles. Students narrow down the suspects by completing the activities and marking them off from the suspect list until one person is left. Who stole the lunch?
This case includes
Clue 1: Division Maze
Clue 2: Multiplication of 10’s, 100’s and 1000’s
Clue 3: Multiplication up to x12
Clue 4: Addition of 4-digit numbers
Clue 5: Addition and Subtraction Snake
Answer sheets are included
This CSI Halloween themed math murder mystery will engage students by taking them on a journey to solve Multiplication, Division, Addition and Subtraction problems and puzzles. Students narrow down the suspects by completing the activities and marking them off from the suspect list until one person is left. Who is it?
This case includes
Clue 1: Making 100 Addition
Clue 2: Coordinates using 1 quadrant
Clue 3: Addition and subtraction using +10, -10, +100 and -100
Clue 4: Subtraction of single digit from double digits
Clue 5: Subtraction from 100
Answer sheets are included
These ASCII Secret Codes are perfect to help students learn how to encrypt and decrypt binary messages as well as understand binary code. They are great at engaging your students with problem solving and help support your stem teaching.
Included in this resource are
- Writing your name in Binary
- Two secret messages (2 versions normal and challenging)
- Answers have been included
This CSI themed Math Murder Mystery activity will engage students by taking them on a journey to solve perimeter and area problems and puzzles. Students narrow down the suspects by completing the activities and marking them off from the suspect list until one person is left.
There are two versions. One in American Customary and the other in Metric.
This case includes
Clue 1: Correct calculation for perimeter and area.
Clue 2: Perimeter of various shapes.
Clue 3: Calculate the missing length from the perimeter.
Clue 4: Area of quadrilaterals
Clue 5: Area maze
Answer sheets are included
This CSI themed Math Murder Mystery activity will engage students by taking them on a journey to solve problems and puzzles. It is based around the Russia 2018 FIFA Football World Cup. Students narrow down the suspects by completing the activities and marking them off from the suspect list until one person is left. The problems in this math mystery focus on their basic facts so is suitable for a variety of age groups. So whether your students call it football or soccer…enjoy.
This case includes
Clue 1: Multiplication - Timetables up to 12
Clue 2: Division - Dividing by up to 12
Clue 3: Addition - Adding 3-digit numbers with some regrouping.
Clue 4: Place Value - Adding and subtraction 10’s, 100���s and 1000’s
Clue 5: Subtraction - Taking away up to 10 from 2-digit numbers
Answer sheets are included
This Book of Addition and Subtraction Worksheets for Reception to Year 1 students contains 35 pages of Ten Frames, Cut and Glue activities, number puzzles, mazes. They are designed to keep your students engaged and make progress. also included are templates to make your own for those struggling students that have not moved on by the end of the unit.
This book also caters for advanced advanced Kindergarten or those struggling students in Year 1.
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These ASCII Secret Codes are perfect to help students learn how to encrypt and decrypt binary messages as well as understand binary code. They are great at engaging your students with problem solving and help support your stem teaching.
Included in this resource are
- Writing your name in Binary
- Five secret messages
- Answers have been included
This CSI themed Math Murder Mystery activity will engage students by taking them on a journey to solve fraction problems and puzzles. Students narrow down the suspects by completing the activities and marking them off from the suspect list until one person is left.
This case includes
Clue 1: Fractions of a number e.g. 1/3 of 24.
Clue 2: Comparison of fraction size.
Clue 3: Addition of fractions
Clue 4: Converting improper fractions to proper fractions.
Clue 5: Simplifying fractions.
Answer sheets are included
Mini Math Mysteries are engaging math activities that are designed to be done in one class period. There are 5 x Math Mysteries in this pack. At the top of each page is a story to set the scene of the mystery, students then answer 16 questions to narrow down the suspects and options until they have solved these daily math questions.
This resource contains
5 x Color Addition and Subtraction Integers math mysteries
5 x Black and White versions of the same mysteries
5 x Answer pages
1 x Teacher instruction page for a print and go activity
These Adding and Subtracting Integers worksheets provides an opportunity to practice mathematical skills as well as problem solving skills in a more practical context and focused on positive and negative numbers. The high interest topics in these mysteries are also highly motivating for this age group and will capture their imagination.
These math mysteries are designed for sixth, seventh and eighth grade students. Could also be used with struggling ninth grade students that need a little extra work and reinforcement . I also leave some of the mysteries for my sub teacher.
Math Mysteries are an independent escape room (or crack the code) type of activity where instead of using locks, students identify suspects with puzzles and word problems . This mystery is perfect all year round, start of school, end of year and any season. (fall, spring, summer and winter). Also great for Halloween, Christmas and Easter time.
This murder mystery will engage students by taking them on a journey to solve addition math puzzles to solve a murder. Students will need to gather evidence by completing charts, Interview witnesses by sorting through addition equations and compare data to narrow the suspects. Finally they will narrow it down to two suspects, with a final hundred chart puzzle to uncover the truth.
Who is the Math Mystery Murderer!!!
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This CSI themed Roman Numeral Conversion activity will engage students by taking them on a journey to solve problems and puzzles. Students narrow down the suspects by completing the activities and marking them off from the suspect list until one person is left. Who is the Roman General?
This case includes Roman Numeral Conversion. Answers are included
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This CSI themed multiplication and division activity will engage students by taking them on a journey to solve Winter Olympic Games math problems and puzzles. Students narrow down the suspects by completing the activities and marking them off from the suspect list until one person is left. Who stole the Gold Medal?
This case includes
Clue 1: Solving Division Problems
Clue 2: True or False Multiplication
Clue 3: Multiplication and Division Sequence
Clue 4: Moving up and down 10's, 100's amd 1000's
Clue 5: Multiplication and Division Cryptogram
Answer sheets are included
Can your class solve all of the clues?
The Mad Scientist has struck again!!! He has now turned all of the classes apple computers into actual apples. This CSI themed math murder mystery will engage students by taking them on a journey to solve Multiplication and Division problems and puzzles. This mystery is based on their times tables only and focuses on students x3 and x4 times tables. Students narrow down the possible options by completing the activities and marking them off from the ingredient list until one potion is left. Can you save the teachers?
This case includes
Clue 1: ÷4 division cryptogram activity
Clue 2: x3 times tables multiplication maze
Clue 3: ÷3 division true or false puzzle
Clue 4: x3 and x4 times tables multiplication word problems
Clue 5: x3 and x4 times tables activity
Answer sheets are included
This CSI zombie themed math murder mystery will engage students by taking them on a journey to solve Multiplication, Division, Addition and Subtraction problems and puzzles. Students narrow down the suspects by completing the activities and marking them off from the suspect list until one person is left. Who is it?
This case includes
Clue 1: Multiplying decimals (place value)
Clue 2: Multiplication of 10’s, and 100’s (eg 600 x 60)
Clue 3: Multiplication of 2 digit numbers
Clue 4: Addition of numbers with 2 decimal places
Clue 5: Addition of deciamls
Answer sheets are included
It is the season of giving and this year the class is doing a Secret Santa. The problem is that you want to know who the Secret Santa is. The students follow the clues to solve the mystery and uncover the person who has left the special present for Christmas. Who is Secret Santa?
This case includes
Clue 1: Mapping using coordinates
Clue 2: Addition to 100
Clue 3: Addition of 2 digit numbers
Clue 4: Addition of 3 digit numbers
Clue 5: Subtraction from 100
Answer sheets are included
Merry Christmas
This murder mystery will engage students by taking them on a journey to solve addition math puzzles to solve a murder. Students will need to gather evidence by completing charts, Interview witnesses by sorting through addition equations and compare data to narrow the suspects. Finally they will narrow it down to two suspects, with a final hundred chart puzzle to uncover the truth.
Who is the Math Mystery Murderer!!!
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