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Find fun and engaging math mysteries and projects to get your students motivated during math time. Great for practice and review, my math mysteries come in different grade levels that can be used to customize for differentiation. The grade levels are US Common Core aligned, check out the description which outlines skills and levels involved within that math mystery version to determine whether it suits your class level and/or curriculum. Enjoy! :)

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Find fun and engaging math mysteries and projects to get your students motivated during math time. Great for practice and review, my math mysteries come in different grade levels that can be used to customize for differentiation. The grade levels are US Common Core aligned, check out the description which outlines skills and levels involved within that math mystery version to determine whether it suits your class level and/or curriculum. Enjoy! :)
Halloween Math Mystery (GRADE 8)
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Halloween Math Mystery (GRADE 8)

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Halloween math mystery activity "Case of The Tricking Treat" is Common Core aligned to GRADE 8. Engage and motivate your students during math time with this fun Halloween detective story. Optional Video Hook is available to use when introducing this activity. View the video for free in the video tab below. Students must use their math skills to eliminate suspects so they can find out who has been giving out the tricking treat to children this Halloween! There are 5 clues to crack to solve the mystery: Clue 1: Multiplying & Dividing Integers Clue 2: Percents of Numbers (some answers involve decimals) Clue 3: Convert Decimals to Fractions (tenths, hundredths, thousandths) Clue 4: Evaluate Exponents Clue 5: Finding the Square Root of Perfect Squares Pack also includes a suspect declaration sheet, answer sheets, elimination guide and awards.
Halloween Math Mystery (GRADE 7)
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Halloween Math Mystery (GRADE 7)

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Halloween math mystery activity "Case of The Tricking Treat" is Common Core aligned to GRADE 7. Engage and motivate your students during math time with this fun Halloween detective story. Students must use their math skills to eliminate suspects so they can find out who has been giving out the tricking treat to children this Halloween! Optional Video Hook is available to use when introducing this activity. View the video for free in the video tab below. There are 5 clues to crack to solve the mystery: Clue 1: Adding & Subtracting Integers Clue 2: Percents of Numbers Clue 3: Multiplying Decimals (whole, tenths, hundredths) Clue 4: Multiplying Mixed Numbers and Fractions Clue 5:Converting Fractions and Mixed Numbers to Decimals Pack also includes a suspect declaration sheet, answer sheets, elimination guide and awards. Great Halloween math activity.
Subtraction Math Mystery: Case of The Missing Macaw
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Subtraction Math Mystery: Case of The Missing Macaw

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Subtraction Review Math Mystery Activity - Case of The Missing Macaw. Engage and motivate your First Grade students while they practice and review subtraction skills. Just print and go, your students will have fun trying to figure who has the Missing Macaw! There are FIVE clues to crack to solve who has the Missing Macaw: Clue 1 - Subtraction Facts (1-20) Clue 2 - More Subtraction Facts (1-20) Clue 3 - Subtraction Word Problems (1-20) Clue 4 - Subtracting Ten from Digit Numbers Clue 5 - Subtracting Single Digit Numbers from Double Digit Numbers (NO Regrouping) You will also receive teacher instructions, a story, suspect list, suspect declaration sheet, answer sheets, and printable awards. Thank you and enjoy!
Graphs Math Mystery: Case of The Greedy Gnome (GRADE 2)
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Graphs Math Mystery: Case of The Greedy Gnome (GRADE 2)

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Graphs Review Math Mystery Activity - Case of The Greedy Gnome. Engage and motivate your Grade 2 students while they practice and review graph skills. Just print and go, your students will have fun trying to figure who the Greedy Gnome is! There are FIVE clues to crack to solve who the Greedy Gnome is: Clue 1 - Bar Graphs Clue 2 - Pictographs Clue 3 - Line Plots Clue 4 - Tally Graphs Clue 5 - More Bar Graphs! You will also receive teacher instructions, a story, suspect list, suspect declaration sheet, answer sheets, and printable awards. Thank you and enjoy!
Area Review Math Mystery - Case of The Abducted Alien (GRADE 5)
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Area Review Math Mystery - Case of The Abducted Alien (GRADE 5)

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Area Review Math Mystery Activity - Case of The Abducted Alien. Engage and motivate your Grade 5 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 video is included in the download with the activity, or it can be also viewed for free on YouTube. There are FIVE clues to crack to solve the case: Clue 1 - Area with Rectangles (Multiplying with numbers greater than 12 required in this version) Clue 2 - Area to determine cost (Multiplying double digit by single/ double digits required in this version) Clue 3 - Area Missing Side Lengths (larger numbers than the 4th grade version) Clue 4 - Area Word Problems (Multiplying with double digits and single digits) Clue 5 - Area of Complex Figures (two or three rectangles/squares together, larger numbers than the 4th grade version) This 5th grade version is similar to the 4th grade version of this math mystery. The main difference is that the numbers in this version make it more challenging when it comes to the calculation component. 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!
Area Math Mystery - Case of the Abducted Alien GRADE 4
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Area Math Mystery - Case of the Abducted Alien GRADE 4

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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!
Pirate Math Quest - Redbeard's Rebellion (EASY LEVEL)
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Pirate Math Quest - Redbeard's Rebellion (EASY LEVEL)

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Send your students on an epic Math Quest with this exciting pirate story “Redbeard’s Rebellion”. It covers a mix of math skills, which makes it a great activity for math practice and review. This is the EASY single level packet. Use to add some extra fun during math time, for your early finishers or the sub tub. With six exciting chapters to work through, students can end up with one of four possible endings. Optional Video Hook provided to introduce students to the activity. A written story is also provided in the download. Use one or the other (or both if you wish). SINGLE EASY LEVEL PACKET There are three levels of difficulty (EASY, MEDIUM, HARD) available for this MAth Quest. You are currently viewing the EASY level version. Other levels can be purchased separately or bundled if you require a different level of math OR if you would like to differentiate this activity within your classroom. As long as the chapter number is the same, you can swap chapters across difficulty levels to tailor this math quest to best suit your class and/or individual student needs. SKILLS OVERVIEW Students will be presented with a variety of activities, puzzles and challenges to progress through the chapters of the story. The skills covered over all of these include: - Letter/Number single quadrant coordinates and mapping skills (provided customary and metric options for the map) - Addition (Single & Double Digit Numbers, with regrouping) - Adding multiple numbers together - Subtraction (Single & Double Digit Numbers, with regrouping) - Multiplying by 2s, 5s, and 10s - Completing equations with addition and subtraction to make a number (less than 100) - Comparing Numbers - Even Numbers Bonus Literacy Activities Included You will also receive FOUR bonus literacy activities for students to use at the end of the Math Quest. These can be a great option for your early finishers or to extend the activity. Thank you and enjoy!
Volume Math Mystery - Case of The Vengeful Vampire (GRADE 6)
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Volume Math Mystery - Case of The Vengeful Vampire (GRADE 6)

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Engage and motivate your students to review volume math skills with this fun math mystery. Students must use their volume math skills to discover where the Vengeful Vampire's coffin is hiding! (GRADE 6 Version) This version contains decimal numbers in some of the questions. An OPTIONAL video hook is provided to add some extra excitement when introducing this activity to your students. There are 5 clues to crack to solve the mystery: Clue 1: Volume (Unit Cubes) Clue 2: Volume of Cubes Clue 3: Volume of Rectangular Prisms Clue 4: Volume of Triangular Prisms Clue 5: Volume Word Problems Pack also includes a mystery declaration sheet, answer sheets, elimination guide and awards. Great activity for volume review. This math mystery is also available in a Grade 5 (or easier) version.
Area Math Mystery - Case of The Abducted Alien (GRADE 3)
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Area Math Mystery - Case of The Abducted Alien (GRADE 3)

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Area Review Math Mystery Activity - Case of The Abducted Alien. Engage and motivate your Grade 3 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. A written story is also included in the PDF file if you do not wish to use the video. There are FIVE clues to crack to solve the case: Clue 1 - Area - With Square Unit Tiles Clue 2 - Area - With Missing square unit tiles Clue 3 - Area of Rectangles and Squares (by multiplying the sides) Clue 4 - Area Word Problems (customary and metric measurement unit options provided) Clue 5 - More Area: including complex figures made up of two rectangles/squares (customary and metric measurement unit options provided) You will also receive: teacher instructions, a story, suspect list, suspect declaration sheet, answer sheets, and printable awards. Thank you and enjoy!
Fractions
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Fractions

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Fractions Math Mystery (GRADE 3 US Common Core Aligned). Engage and motivate your students with this fun fractions math mystery activity! Great for review of a few different fraction skills in one. US Common Core Aligned. Students use their fraction math skills to discover where the Forgetful Pharaoh left his Scepter in Ancient Egypt! There are 5 clues to crack to solve the mystery: Clue 1: Match Fractions to Models Clue 2: Comparing Fractions Clue 3: Equivalent Fractions Clue 4: Ordering Fractions (like denominator) Clue 5: Reducing Fractions Pack also includes a mystery declaration sheet, answer sheets, elimination guide and awards. Great activity for fractions review. ***US SPELLING USED - if you would like UK/AUS spelling please email me on jjresourcecreations@gmail.com Mrs J. © 2016
Christmas Math Mystery (GRADE 6) Case of The Selfish Elf
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Christmas Math Mystery (GRADE 6) Case of The Selfish Elf

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Christmas Math Mystery (GRADE 6 US Common Core Aligned). Engage and motivate your students during math time with this fun Christmas math mystery - "Case of The Selfish Elf" {GRADE 6}. This activity will require students to review Least Common Multiples, Adding and Subtracting Decimals, Equivalent Ratios, Converting Fractions to Decimals and Division with 2-digit Divisors to find out who the Selfish Elf is! There are 5 clues to crack to solve the mystery: Clue 1: Find the Least Common Multiple Clue 2: Add & Subtract Decimals Clue 3: Equivalent Ratios Clue 4: Convert Fractions to Decimals (denominators of 10, 100, and 1000 only) Clue 5: Division (Whole Numbers, 2-digit Divisors) Pack also includes a suspect declaration sheet, answer sheets, elimination guide and awards. Great Christmas math activity! Available for other grades with different skills/levels of difficulty. Please email me on jjresourcecreations@gmail.com for assistance. *US spelling used. Please email me on jjresourcecreations@gmail.com if you would like adjusted to suit UK/AUS spelling. Mrs J. © 2015
End of Year Math Mystery (GRADE 6)
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End of Year Math Mystery (GRADE 6)

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Engage and motivate your students during math time with this fun end of year activity {GRADE 6 US Common Core Aligned}! Students have to use their math skills to eliminate places to find where the Gremlins are hiding with all of the graduation items! There are 5 clues to crack to solve the mystery: Clue 1: Fractions (Adding, Subtracting, Multiplying and Dividing) Clue 2: Area of Rectangles, Parallelograms, Triangles, and Compound Figures (options provided for both customary and metric units of measurement) Clue 3: Applying ratios to proportions (fill in the blank 1:5 = 100: _?__) Clue 4: Coordinates Plane (Four Quadrants) - Find what letter is given at the coordinates given. Clue 5: Decimals (Adding,Subtracting, Multiplying and Dividing) Pack also includes a suspect declaration sheet, answer sheets, elimination guide and awards. Available for other grades with different skills/levels of difficulty. Please email me on jjresourcecreations@gmail.com for assistance. *US spelling used. Please email me on jjresourcecreations@gmail.com if you would like adjusted to suit UK/AUS spelling. Mrs J. © 2015
Summer Math Mystery (GRADE 5)
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Summer Math Mystery (GRADE 5)

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In this Summer Math Mystery Activity – Case of The Mathhattan Meltdown (GRADE 5 US Common Core Aligned) – students will find themselves trapped by the Scorcher who has been melting the city of Mathhattan this summer. In order to save themselves and to stop the melting issue in the city, they will be required to use their math skills to solve the mystery behind his condition and the cure he needs to restore to human! Engage and motivate your students during math time with this fun summer math mystery! There are 5 clues to crack to solve the mystery: Clue 1: Ordering Decimals (thousandths) Clue 2: Measure Angles (protractor required) Clue 3: Subtracting Decimals to the hundredths Clue 4: Multiplication Word Problems (2-digit by 1-digit, and 2-digit by 2-digit, 3-digit by 1-digit, 3-digit by 2-digit numbers mix) Clue 5: Adding Decimals to the hundredths Pack also includes a mystery declaration sheet, answer sheets, elimination guide and awards. Available for other grades with different skills/levels of difficulty. Please email me on jjresourcecreations@gmail.com for assistance. *US spelling used. Please email me on jjresourcecreations@gmail.com if you would like adjusted to suit UK/AUS spelling. Mrs J. © 2016
Multiplication
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Multiplication

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Engage and motivate your students to review their multiplication skills with this fun math mystery activity - "Case of the Monster Mix-Up!" (GRADE 3 US Common Core Aligned) Students must use their multiplication skills to eliminate monster suspects to solve who needs to be arrested for the scare crimes in Mathhattan! There are 5 clues to crack to solve the mystery: Clue 1 Worksheet: Mixed Multiplication Facts (1-12) Clue 2 Worksheet: More Mixed Multiplication Facts (1-12) Clue 3 Worksheet: Missing Factors Clue 4 Worksheet: Multiplication Word Problems (1-12) Clue 5 Worksheet: Multiplication Input/output Tables (apply the multiplication rule given to the numbers in the table) Pack also includes a mystery declaration sheet, answer sheets, elimination guide and awards. Great for multiplication review! Mrs J. © 2016
Thanksgiving Math Mystery Activity (GRADE 5)
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Thanksgiving Math Mystery Activity (GRADE 5)

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Thanksgiving Math Mystery "Case of the Gobbler's Curse" is a fun way to engage your students. In this math detective story people have all started to lose the power of speech and cannot stop making "gobble, gobble" noises! Students must solve the worksheets to get clues as to which potion will return the power of speech in Mathhattan. Instructions and answer keys are all provided. So make your day a little easier and try one of our math mysteries, your students will love them! (GRADE 5 US Common Core Aligned) There are 5 clues to crack to solve this mystery: - Dividing 2-digit and 3-digit numbers by 1-digit numbers (interpret remainders) - Volume (by counting unit cubes and measuring as 'cubic units') - Multiplying 2-digit numbers by 2-digit numbers. - Convert decimals from expanded form to standard form using fractions (up to thousandths) - Adding Fractions with Unlike Denominators (Simplifying Answers Required) Available for other grades with different skills/levels of difficulty. Please email me on jjresourcecreations@gmail.com for assistance. *US spelling used. Please email me on jjresourcecreations@gmail.com if you would like adjusted to suit UK/AUS spelling. Mrs J. © 2015
Christmas Math Mystery - Case of The Zombie Elves (GRADE 5)
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Christmas Math Mystery - Case of The Zombie Elves (GRADE 5)

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Christmas Math Mystery – Case of The Zombie Elves (GRADE 5 US Common Core Aligned) – Engage and motivate your students during math time with this fun Christmas activity! A great math detective is needed to quickly solve which cure will heal the zombie elves of the virus! There are 5 clues to crack to solve the mystery: Clue 1: Adding Fractions with Unlike Denominators (Simplifying Answers Required) Clue 2: Multiplying Decimals by Powers of 10 Clue 3: Convert Units of Measurement (Length) – Customary (in, ft, yd, mi) and Metric (mm, cm, m, km) Options are provided to choose from. Answers are different, but clue revealed is the same. Clue 4: Dividing Whole Numbers - Word Problems Clue 5: Convert Mixed Number Fractions to Improper Fractions Pack also includes a suspect declaration sheet, answer sheets, elimination guide and awards. Available for other grades with different skills/levels of difficulty. Please email me on jjresourcecreations@gmail.com for assistance. *US spelling used. Please email me on jjresourcecreations@gmail.com if you would like adjusted to suit UK/AUS spelling. Mrs J. © 2015
New Year Math Mystery (GRADE 5)
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New Year Math Mystery (GRADE 5)

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New Year Math: This Math Mystery – Case of The Millennium Bug (GRADE 5 US Common Core Aligned) - will engage and motivate your students to get back into their math work after the break! As the clock struck twelve into the new year last night, something catastrophic happened all over Mathhattan! Every single computer went berserk, dates flipping back prior to the year 2000 and errors constantly flashing that our current time zone does not exist. A hacker is clearly behind this fake Millennium Bug attack. This New Year a great detective is needed to help find who is behind this cybercrime! In this New Year Math Mystery, the Grade 5 Common Core skills covered are: - CLUE 1: Area and Perimeter Word Problems (Customary and Metric Options provided) - CLUE 2: Multiplying Fractions by Fractions (simplifying required) - CLUE 3: Subtracting Decimals - CLUE 4: Dividing 3-digit and 2-digit numbers by 2-digit numbers (no remainders) - CLUE 5: Multiplying 3-digit numbers by 2-digit numbers You will also receive instructions, the story, answer sheets, and optional awards in this New Year Math Mystery Pack. Available for other grades with different skills/levels of difficulty. Please email me on jjresourcecreations@gmail.com for assistance. *US spelling used. Please email me on jjresourcecreations@gmail.com if you would like adjusted to suit UK/AUS spelling. Mrs J. © 2015
Easter Math (GRADE 4)
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Easter Math (GRADE 4)

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In this Easter NO PREP activity students must solve math clues to help them find where the terrible Slimewort is hiding to stop him making the Easter eggs rotten! Engage and motivate your students to practice a variety of math skills with this fun Mystery! (GRADE 4 US Common Core Aligned) In this math mystery pack you will receive: - Teacher Instructions - The Math Mystery Story - Possible Hideout List - that students will use as they work through each math clue worksheet. - Clue 1 Worksheet: What is the value of the underlined digit? (5-6 Digit Numbers) - Clue 2 Worksheet: Multiply numbers ending in zeroes (1-3 Digit Numbers) - Clue 3 Worksheet: Converting Improper Fractions to Mixed Number Fractions - Clue 4 Worksheet: Making Change (From $20) - Clue 5 Worksheet: Convert Place Values ( from ones to ten thousands) e.g. 200 tens = _______ Thousands - A hideout declaration sheet that includes a clue completion checklist and a teacher check off as solved/try again. - Answer sheets for each clue plus a color coded guide to the elimination process of the hideout list. - Printable awards to give to students who solve the case! Thanks! Available for other grades with different skills/levels of difficulty. Please email me on jjresourcecreations@gmail.com for assistance. *US spelling used. Please email me on jjresourcecreations@gmail.com if you would like adjusted to suit UK/AUS spelling. Mrs J. © 2016
New Year Math Mystery (GRADE 4)
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New Year Math Mystery (GRADE 4)

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This New Year Math Mystery – Case of The Millennium Bug (GRADE 4 US Common Core Aligned) - will engage and motivate your students to get back into their math work after the break! As the clock struck twelve into the new year last night, something catastrophic happened all over Mathhattan! Every single computer went berserk, dates flipping back prior to the year 2000 and errors constantly flashing that our current time zone does not exist. A hacker is clearly behind this fake Millennium Bug attack. This New Year a great detective is needed to help find who is behind this cybercrime! In this New Year Math Mystery, the Grade 4 Common Core skills covered are: - CLUE 1: Compare Units of Length (Customary and Metric Options provided) - CLUE 2: Subtracting LIKE Fractions (simplifying answers required) - CLUE 3: Addition (5-Digit Numbers with 5-digit numbers) - CLUE 4: Dividing 3-digit numbers by 1-digit numbers (no remainders) - CLUE 5: Multiplying 3-digit numbers by 1-digit numbers You will also receive instructions, the story, answer sheets, and optional awards in this New Year Math Mystery Pack. Thank you and all the best for the New Year! Available for other grades with different skills/levels of difficulty. Please email me on jjresourcecreations@gmail.com for assistance. *US spelling used. Please email me on jjresourcecreations@gmail.com if you would like adjusted to suit UK/AUS spelling. Mrs J. © 2015
Summer Math Mystery (GRADE 6)
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Summer Math Mystery (GRADE 6)

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Summer Math Mystery Activity – Case of The Mathhattan Meltdown (GRADE 6 US Common Core aligned). Your students will find themselves trapped by the Scorcher who has been melting the city of Mathhattan this summer. In order to save themselves and to stop the melting issue in the city, they will be required to use their math skills to solve the mystery behind his condition and the cure he needs to restore to human! Engage and motivate your students during math time with this fun summer math mystery! There are 5 clues to crack to solve the mystery: Clue 1: Ordering Integers (positive and negative) Clue 2: Calculating the Mean Clue 3: Subtracting Decimals to the thousandths Clue 4: Mixed Word Problems (Add, Subtract, Multiply, Divide with decimals included in some questions/answers) - Customary and Metric language options provided in the wording of problems. Clue 5: Adding Decimals to the thousandths Pack also includes a mystery declaration sheet, answer sheets, elimination guide and awards. Available for other grades with different skills/levels of difficulty. Please email me on jjresourcecreations@gmail.com for assistance. *US spelling used. Please email me on jjresourcecreations@gmail.com if you would like adjusted to suit UK/AUS spelling. Mrs J. © 2016