Earth Day Activity: Case of the Litterbug - 4th Grade Math Review Math Mystery
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Earth Day Math common core aligned Math Mystery 4th Grade Edition “The Case of The Litterbug”. A litterbug is on the loose spreading trash all over the place! A great math detective is needed to help the police find the litterbug and save the environment! Your students will be engaged and motivated by this fun Earth Day detective story, which also encourages critical thinking as they must reason their way through eliminating suspects. Easy prep! Just Print & Solve! Or go paperless with the new Google Docs option provided within your download.
⭐A video hook is provided to set the stage to engage! Check out the video hook in the preview section.
⭐A bonus ENDING VIDEO clip is included to celebrate finishing the mystery.
Distance Learning Update: I've added a Word Document within the folder that contains a Google Doc link to share this resource with your students via Google Classroom or Drive. Parts of the pages are editable so that your students can complete without having to print the pages. Please note, you will need to make a copy of the Google Slides to your drive before you can edit.
--> I've also added a PowerPoint that contains the Worksheets as images with editable textboxes for those who use Microsoft.
⭐<<<<<Math Skills covered in this Math Mystery:>>>>>⭐
- Clue 1: Roman Numerals (Numbers between 1-250) (Read Clue 1 guide here)
- Clue 2: Estimating Sums and Differences (Rounding to the nearest tens, hundreds and thousands required)
- Clue 3: Dividing 2-Digit Numbers by 1-Digit Numbers with remainders
- Clue 4: Identifying 2D and 3D Shapes
- Clue 5: Fractions of a Number
⭐Also included:
- Answer key
- The worksheets in Google Slides
- Printable certificates
- Editable Suspects list! This way you can change the suspect names and alter the mystery outcome. There are also two alternative pre-made lists you can use instead. This is a great option if your students have already done this mystery story before and you need to change the mystery answer.
How long will this activity take?
Time to complete will vary anywhere between 30mins - 2 hours or more! It mainly depends on how familiar your students are with the math mystery format, as well as how difficult they find math skills covered in the particular mystery. Please check the math skills outlined in the clues above to help determine suitability for your class. I highly recommend pacing this activity by giving students one clue at a time. Once the whole class has completed a clue, then move on to the next clue either within the same lesson or the next math session. New math content presented? Make a lesson out of it by modeling the math before diving into the clue. I like to say, "we must learn something new before attempting the next clue." There are lots of ways to implement this activity in your classroom, learn more in the blog post link below:
Read Blog Post: Five Easy Ways to use Math Mysteries in your Classroom.
Great Earth Day Math Activity!
This Earth Day Math Mystery activity is available for GRADES 1-6!
Case of the Litterbug ==Grade 1== Click here
Case of the Litterbug ==Grade 2== Click here
Case of the Litterbug ==Grade 3== Click here
Case of the Litterbug ==Grade 4== Click here
Case of the Litterbug ==Grade 5== Click here
Case of the Litterbug ==Grade 6== Click here
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