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Max's Math Adventures

For Students 3rd - 4th
In these math riddle worksheets, students read the rhyming poem about 'The Tooth' and then use the information within the poem to solve the challenge. Students color in the candies on the page and cut them out to make a pattern.
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Ordinal Numbers Riddle

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students create a riddle that resembles a real life situation using ordinal numbers. In this ordinal numbers lesson plan, students come up with clues and brainstorm how they could use ordinal numbers as a class.
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City-County Track Meet

For Students 9th - 12th
In this problem solving worksheet, students solve 1 word problem about a track meet.  Students determine the number and type of medals won by each school given a set of clues.
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Personal Telephone Numbers: Deciphering a Message

For Students 6th - 8th
In this deciphering a message worksheet, students decipher 23 names of famous people given a phone number.  Students use the numbers and letters on a telephone key pad to decipher phone numbers into names.
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The Pool Problem

For Students 9th - 11th
In this algebra worksheet, students calculate how lont it wil take to fill a pool given 3 different pipes. All of the pipes are turned on and fills at different speed, and one pipe empties the pool. There is an answer key with this problem.
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The Elvis Password Problem

For Students 10th - 11th
In this statistics and probability instructional activity, students determine how many eight-letter passwords can be made that contain the name ELVIS. The one page instructional activity contains one problem. The solution is provided. 
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The Missing 20 Digits

For Students 9th - 12th
In this secondary mathematics activity, students use the digits from 0 to 9 to fill in the 20 blank spaces in a multiplication problem.  The one page activity contains one problem with the solution. 
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Roundup Shapes

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Let's study 2-D shapes! Young mathematicians compare and classify shapes according to attributes. They evaluate shape riddles and predict the shape being described. Here is the website where you can find the lesson...
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Math Maven's Mysteries: The Cafeteria Caper

For Students 5th - 6th
In these math word problem worksheets, students help solve the mystery about the cafeteria caper. Students determine what each students' favorite food is by making a chart to organize information from the story. Students then find the...
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Math Maven's Mysteries

For Students 5th - 6th
In these math word problem worksheets, students help solve the mystery about 'The Case of the Skating Bus Driver.' Students use missing element equations to solve the problems. Students select the equation to use and solve.
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Math Maven's Mysteries

For Students 6th - 7th
In these math word problem worksheets, students help solve the mystery about 'The Colossal Circus Caper.' Students create a table to help organize the time and measurement elements from the story. Students must determine how tall Ella...
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Math Maven's Mysteries: The Case of the Incredible Shrinking Garden

For Students 7th
In these math word problem worksheets, 7th graders help solve the mystery about 'The Case of the Incredible Shrinking Garden.' Students find the new length and width measurements of the shrunken garden using the area of rectangle.
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What is Your Favorite Class?

For Students 9th - 12th
In this secondary mathematics worksheet, learners solve a math riddle in which the answer will be that everyone’s favorite class is math. The one page explanation of the mathematics basis for the riddle is provided. ...
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Math Maven's Mysteries: The Bell Clapper Caper

For Students 5th - 6th
In these math word problem worksheets, students help solve the mystery about the bell clapper caper. Students determine what the next question should asked in order to solve the secret locker number problem.
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Math Maven's Mysteries

For Students 5th - 6th
In these math word problem worksheets, students help solve the mystery about 'The Case of Loud Louie & His Bad Vibes Band.' Students find the probability that Loud Louie will play his accordion using fractions in their lowest terms.
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Math Maven's Mysteries: Race Against Captain Devious

For Students 6th - 7th
In these math word problem worksheets, students help solve the mystery about the 'Race Against Captain Devious.' Students must solve the distance travel word problem using kilometers and rounding their answers to the nearest whole number.
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Valentine's Day Chocolates Mystery- Sums to 198 (D)

For Students 2nd - 3rd
You can find love anywhere, even in a math learning exercise! Second graders solve 27 problems in which they add 2 digit numbers to 2 digit numbers with and without carrying. When they are finished, they use their answers to...
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Number Gumshoe

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this mystery numbers game worksheet, learners use the 15 clues as well as their multiplication and division skills to solve 15 math riddles.
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Celebrating the Universal Language of Numbers

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Math games and activities spark the imagination while building crucial skills.
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Which Is Possible?

For Students 5th - 6th
In this math worksheet, learners solve 4 math riddles in which 3 out of 4 possible choices could not be correct. Students mark the answer that could be correct.
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Money Riddle

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this addition activity, students solve 11 problems in which a mystery number is added to another two digit number with the sum always being 100. After completing the problems a mystery message will be revealed.
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Mathematics Problem Solving

For Students 5th - 6th
In this math learning exercise, students solve 4 riddles in which students guess the number. Students read clues and perform the necessary operations to figure out the mystery number.
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Which is Impossible?

For Students 5th - 6th
In this math worksheet, students solve 4 riddles in which 3 out of 4 answers shown could be correct. Students mark the answer that would be impossible.
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Number Detective

For Students 4th - 5th
In this math worksheet, students read 12 clues for a mystery number. Students find the unknown number for each statement. Example: This number increased by four is ten (six).

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