Place Value Math Detectives Mystery Math Puzzles | Critical Thinking Activities

Description

Embark on an exciting journey with your students as they unravel a mystery using their place value skills. This DIFFERENTIATED activity will engage your students in critical thinking and logical reasoning as they work through four cases, gathering clues, eliminating suspects, and ultimately identifying the true culprit.

Differentiation is easy with TWO versions:

• Introductory Place Value is perfect for 3rd and 4th grades
• Advanced Place Value includes decimals and is ready for 5th grade

This Low-Prep Resource Includes:

• Two versions (Whole Numbers & Decimals)
• Suspect profiles and clues
• Answer keys
• Digital Versions

How is this resource structured?

• Four Exciting Cases: Each case challenges students with place value problems, progressively guiding them through the investigation.
• Seven Suspects: Students will investigate seven suspects, gathering crucial clues to narrow down the list.
• One Culprit: By the end of the project, students will identify the one true culprit.
• Skill Development: Reinforces place value understanding, logical reasoning, critical thinking, and problem-solving.
• Interactive Fun: The detective theme adds an element of excitement, making math practice enjoyable and memorable.

Introductory Place Value Skills

• Place Value to ten-thousands
• Expanded Form
• Word Form

Advanced Decimal Place Value Skills

• Place Value including decimals to thousandths
• Expanded Form to thousandths
• Word Form including decimals

Do you need a Place Value Project?
Place Value Math Project | Activities for Place Value, Rounding, Comparing

Do you need a DECIMALS Place Value Project?
The Super Sports Scramble: A Decimals Place Value Project

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