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The Game is Afoot - A Study of Sherlock Holmes

For Teachers 5th
Mystery is an exciting genre for young readers to investigate. The plots are so intriguing! Here is a series of lessons featuring Sherlock Holmes stories that invite learners to enter the world of the mystery genre.  Based on what they...
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Assessment
Concord Consortium

Detective Stories

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
The truth will always come out. A short performance task has learners considering a witness statement given to a detective. They apply special line segments in triangles and Ceva's Theorem to prove that the witness is actually lying.
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Detective Fiction: Focus On Critical Thinking

For Teachers 6th
Turn your 6th graders into detectives while growing their love of reading. Using critical thinking skills, they will be able to describe the five basic elements of detective fiction, read detective novels, make predictions, use the...
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Dental Detectives

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore the theme of dental health and hygeine. They make tooth loss predictions, count lost teeth, and graph tooth loss. In addition, they listen to dental health stories, read online stories, create spreadsheets, and play...
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Secret Agent Stan

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Learners use a worksheet imbedded in this lesson plan that goes along with a detective story to give them practice calculating money.
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Lesson Plan
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Pattern Detectives

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students discover patterns in language, math and science. They experience patterns by hearing stories, and becoming pattern detectives.
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Worksheet
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Math Maven's Mysteries

For Students 4th - 5th
In these story problem worksheets, students read the story problem 'Mystery of the Peculiar Zoo.' Students use the information within the story to then solve the problems. Students use their multiplication and division skills to...
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Worksheet
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Math Maven's Mysteries

For Students 4th - 5th
In these story problem worksheets, students read the story problem 'The Case of the Hatcher Hotel Heist' and use the information within the story to help them solve the problem. Students use addition and subtraction to find the next room...
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Worksheet
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Math Maven's Mysteries

For Students 4th - 5th
In these story problem worksheets, students read the story problem 'The Case of the Virtual Pet 2000' and use the information within the story to help them find which character had enough time to take the toy. Students use subtraction to...
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Worksheet
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Math Maven's Mysteries

For Students 4th - 5th
In these story problem worksheets, students read the story problem 'The Big Top Carnival Caper' and use the information within the story to help them solve the problem. Students determine the cost of balloons for every 10th person who...
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Worksheet
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Math Maven's Mysteries

For Students 4th - 5th
In this story problems worksheet, students read the story problem of 'The Case of Daryl the Dirty Dealer.' Students then determine how much money Daryl should return to his little sister.
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Worksheet
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Math Maven's Mysteries

For Students 5th
In these story problem worksheets, 5th graders read the story problem of 'The Case of the Troublesome Triplets.' Students then use the information from the story to help them solve the problem. Students find the money left and figure out...
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Worksheet
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Math Maven's Mysteries

For Students 4th - 5th
In these story problem worksheets, students read the story problem of 'The Case of the Mysterious Money Trail.' Students then use the information from the story to help them solve the problem. Students find a number pattern using...
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Alien Invaders!

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students play math detectives and solve a series of story problems or word problems in order to finish an adventure. The activity connects math and reading while reinforcing critical thinking and problem-solving skills
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Lesson Plan
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Dinosaur Patterns

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars listen to story Dinosaurs Dancing, use dinosaur counters to identify, copy, create and extend pattern that is repeated at least three times, and complete web lesson.
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Worksheet
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Math Maven's Mysteries

For Students 3rd - 4th
For this logic worksheet, students read a short story about a hidden baseball bat in a large stadium. Students read the clues about the location of the bat. Students determine where in the stadium seats the bat is located.
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Math Maven's Mysteries: Time for a Crime

For Students 5th - 6th
In these math word problem worksheets, students help solve the mystery 'Time for a Crime.' Students read the story and use the ferry schedule to help track down the thief. Students circle the name of the guilty suspect.
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Worksheet
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Math Maven's Mysteries: The Case of the Dastardly Disguiser

For Students 5th - 6th
In these math word problem worksheets, students help solve the mystery about 'The Case of the Dastardly Disguiser. Students read the story and find the total number of disguises.
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House and Holmes: A Guide to Deductive and Inductive Reasoning

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Test your pupils' reasoning skills with several activities and a quick mystery to solve. Learners watch and analyze a few video clips that demonstrate reasoning in action, practice deduction with an interactive and collaborative...
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Lesson Plan
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Ellipses And Kepler's First Law

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explain that planets actually orbit the center of gravity of the solar system, and that distant planets may be detected by motions of their central star around the centers of gravity of their planetary systems.
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Worksheet
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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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Worksheet
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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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