25 Mini Math Mysteries

25 Mini Math Mysteries
Author: William Johnson
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Total Pages: 68
Release: 1998-09
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780590762472

This book contains 25 reproducible stories and activities to help children build problem-solving skills.

Mini Mathematical Murder Mysteries

Mini Mathematical Murder Mysteries
Author: Jill Whieldon
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012-11
Genre: Mathematical recreations
ISBN: 9781907550102

We all like to think we can solve a murder given the right clues. Heres a chance to use mathematics skills to identify whodunit for ages 12-14.

More Mini Mathematical Murder Mysteries

More Mini Mathematical Murder Mysteries
Author: Jill Whieldon
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012-10
Genre: Mathematical recreations
ISBN: 9781907550256

We all like to think we can solve a murder given the right clues. Here's another chance to use mathematics skills to identify "whodunnit" - following the great success of the first book in the series Mini Mathematical Murder Mysteries. The students are given the data or a diagram to solve a "problem" - which is always which of four characters is a murderer. To find out, the student must solve all or most of the questions on the sheet to identify wrong answers as well as correct ones. Problems are staged, so there is an element of suspense for the individual...and racing between students to solve the mystery. 12-14 years

Sherlock Holmes' Mini-Mysteries

Sherlock Holmes' Mini-Mysteries
Author: Tom Bullimore
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Total Pages: 116
Release: 2005
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781402726538

Nothing's better than a mystery to unlock a child's abilities in logic and deduction, and to strengthen reading skills--and it's elementary that stories based on literature's greatest detective will be most satisfying. The numbers prove it: Tom Bullimore's Sherlock Holmes's Puzzles of Deduction has sold 95,000 copies. This entertaining collection should enjoy the same success. Each puzzler is very brief, but it takes some brainwork to come up with the answers. j

Five-Minute Mini-Mysteries

Five-Minute Mini-Mysteries
Author: Stan Smith
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Total Pages: 100
Release: 2003
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781402700316

You have been selected to solve dastardly crimes with Thomas P. Stanwick, the famous amateur logician. Use your great detective skills to come up with the answer to any of over 30 mysteries in just five minutes. Have fun examining the evidence as you sort through the whodunit clues and figure out who had the means, motive and opportunity to commit each one.

Math Starters for Every Day of the School Year

Math Starters for Every Day of the School Year
Author: Karen D. Mancuso
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Total Pages: 18
Release: 2002
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780439317535

A daily-problem format makes it easy to coach students quickly on the math skills they need for standardized tests. Includes reproducibles.

Math Curse

Math Curse
Author: Jon Scieszka
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 34
Release: 1995-10-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0670861944

Did you ever wake up to one of those days where everything is a problem? You have 10 things to do, but only 30 minutes until your bus leaves. Is there enough time? You have 3 shirts and 2 pairs of pants. Can you make 1 good outfit? Then you start to wonder: Why does everything have to be such a problem? Why do 2 apples always have to be added to 5 oranges? Why do 4 kids always have to divide 12 marbles? Why can't you just keep 10 cookies without someone taking 3 away? Why? Because you're the victim of a Math Curse. That's why. But don't despair. This is one girl's story of how that curse can be broken.

The Case of the Missing Class Pet

The Case of the Missing Class Pet
Author: Thomas K. Adamson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2022
Genre: Area measurement
ISBN: 9781681526515

Oh no! Lucky, the class pet, has escaped! Where did he go? Be a math detective along with the kids at Lincoln Elementary in this pick-your-own-path mystery. Use math and measurement skills to figure out where Lucky could be hiding. Choose the right answer, and advance to the next clue. Choose the wrong answer, and clear text and visuals explain the math and encourage you, the reader, to try again. Friendly illustrations with a diverse cast of relatable characters will engage readers, while clear math explanations support CCSS standards for second-grade math.

Great Book of Whodunit Puzzles

Great Book of Whodunit Puzzles
Author: Falcon Travis
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Total Pages: 132
Release: 1993
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 9780806903484

Describes forty-three crime puzzles, which the reader tries to solve with the aid of clues, codes, alibis, and other evidence.