5th Grade Adding and Subtracting Decimal Word Problems Mystery Math Activity
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Description
Are you searching for an engaging math madness activity for your 5th grade students to practice multi-step word problems adding and subtracting decimals? In this Mini Math Madness Mystery Whodunnit Activity your students will practice a mix of operations and comparing with decimals by solving word problem clues in The Case of The Missing Basketballs!
This would make a great Fun Friday activity! Perfect unit to do during the big basketball tournament in March or year round! No mention of a specific time of year!
This fun and highly engaging math mystery activity will motivate your class with a relevant story line, while getting practice working with decimal word problems!
3 companion News Report Videos that enhance the story!
Students will use their math skills to solve The Case of Missing Basketballs! Coach Liam is calling on the expertise of Ellie, Prestyn, and Jr. Detectives to find the missing basketballs in time for the big tournament in March!
Junior Detectives (Students) will analyze the evidence files to solve the clues. Each file contains three clues from the three suspects that were apprehended. Each of the suspects has a story for where they were, but they seem to be hiding something.
There is no order of the files, so Jr. Detectives can start at any file to begin cracking the case with their detective team! Each of the Jr. Detectives will fill out a clue log, and each team will complete their investigation journal.
Jr. Detectives can then check their investigation journal with the Lead Detective (YOU), or they can enter their information into the evidence database (a google form) to reveal the truth behind the disappearance of the basketballs!
With a little prep, you can transform your classroom to a squad room full of junior detectives solving The Case of the Missing Basketballs!
This Mini Math Mystery Covers the following standards:
5.NBT.A. 3 Read, Write and Compare Decimals
5.NBT.A.3.b: Compare two decimals to thousandths based on meanings of the digits in each place.
5.NBT.B.7 Add, Subtract, Multiply, and divide decimals to hundredths.
MPI Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them
⚡This Product Includes⚡
⚡10 Evidence File Covers with the problem they need to solve
⚡3 Clues per file with answers to analyze for the problem
⚡Investigation Team Grouping Cards
⚡Clue Log (work out the problems)
⚡Investigation Team Journal (record the answers)
⚡Story Introduction
⚡Breaking News headline
⚡Missing Basketball Flyer
⚡Conclusion to the Mystery Story
✨✨Bonus Engagement Technology Features✨✨
✨Database to Log Evidence Findings (Google Form)
✨An audio recording (via YouTube) introducing the case.
✨An audio recording (via YouTube) with Breaking News about the suspects.
✨An audio recording (via YouTube) with the conclusion
There are 10 problems to solve in the style of a whodunnit mystery. Most problems are addition or subtraction, there is one problem with division, and one with multiplication but could be addition.
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If you would like to see a sample of the companion videos, click here: https://youtu.be/IJ7pSSRGUYw