Back to School Math Mystery Activity - 7th Grade Edition Math Worksheets

The Case of the Cursed Classrooms. Useful as a fun way to practice and review math skills early in the school year.

Students must use their math skills to unlock clues. Then, use their powers of deduction to narrow down the suspects to find who cursed the classrooms!

Easy prep!

• Printable PDF - print, copy, solve!
• Digital worksheets with Google Slides or EASEL

Suggestion: Pace the clues one by one to keep the class at the same point. If using the clues in a different order, keep the suspect list away from students until all five clues are completed and discovered.

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⭐Optional video hook included for introducing the case (now with a voiceover)! Check out in the preview section.

⭐Ending Video Clip is also included to wrap up the mystery!

⭐Math Skills Required to Unlock Clues⭐

There are five clues to crack to solve the mystery:

• Clue 1: Operations with Decimals (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division)
• Clue 2: Operations with Fractions (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division)
• Clue 3: Equivalent Ratios
• Clue 4: Finding the Percent of a Number
• Clue 5: Ordering positive and negative Integers

Students must use critical thinking skills to figure out what the clue is telling them to eliminate from the list of possibilities.

Multiple Uses

Consolidation

- Practice and Review

- Math Centers

- Early Finishers

- Substitute Teachers

- Assessment for learning

- Homework

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How long will this activity take?

Time to complete varies depending on your student's familiarity with the math mystery format and the skills required to unlock clues. You can pace it out by completing one clue a day --> there are five clues!

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Need different math skills? Check out the other grade editions available below to solve the Case of the Cursed Classrooms (great for differentiating in your classrooms too):

• 1st Grade Edition - Case of the Cursed Classrooms
• 2nd Grade Edition - Case of the Cursed Classrooms
• 3rd Grade Edition - Case of the Cursed Classrooms
• 4th Grade Edition - Case of the Cursed Classrooms
• 5th Grade Edition - Case of the Cursed Classrooms
• 6th Grade Edition - Case of the Cursed Classrooms
• 7th Grade Edition - Case of the Cursed Classrooms
• 8th Grade Edition - Case of the Cursed Classrooms

Currently available in a DIGITAL Game version with three math levels in one!

>> Click Here to check out the paperless option <<

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Add extra motivation with this Detective Rank Chart Download the Mystery Record & Rank Chart FREEBIE HERE

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You may also like these other 7th Grade Math Mysteries:

• Algebra Math Mystery: Case of the Alien Apocalypse
• Fractions Math Mystery: Case of the Forgetful Pharaoh
• Integers Math Mystery: Case of the Invisible Illusionist
• Halloween Math Mystery: Case of the Tricking Treat
• Thanksgiving Math Mystery: Case of the Gobbler's Curse
• Christmas Math Mystery: Case of the Zombie Elves
• New Year Math Mystery: Case of the Millennium Bug

Not sure what a math mystery is? CLICK HERE to watch a video about Math Mysteries

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