Area Math Mystery - Case of the Abducted Alien GRADE 4

Area Review Math Mystery Activity - Case of The Abducted Alien. Engage and motivate your Grade 4 students while they practice and review AREA skills. Just print and go, your students will have fun trying to figure which Alien Force Abducted the alien Oblang and which planet they are hiding him on!

Optional VIDEO HOOK available to introduce the activity to your students. This adds a bit of extra excitement and fun to the element. The MP4 file is included in the download, or it can be viewed on YouTube for free.

There are FIVE clues to crack to solve the case:

Clue 1 - Area with Rectangles and Squares
Clue 2 - Area to determine cost
Clue 3 - Area Missing Side Lengths (with rectangles/squares)
Clue 4 - Area Word Problems (Multiplying by numbers ending in zeroes, and/or numbers 12 or less)
Clue 5 - Area of Complex Figures (two or three rectangles/squares together)

Please note: Customary and metric options included in the download for you to choose your measurement unit preference from.

You will also receive teacher instructions, a story, suspect list, suspect declaration sheet, answer sheets, and printable awards.


Thank you and enjoy!