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3rd Grade Geometry Review Math Mystery 2D & 3D Shapes, Perimeter + Area

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Description

Geometry Math Mystery Activity: Case of The Giant Goblin - 3rd Grade Edition. NO PREP, just print and go. Students must use their geometry math skills to eliminate locations & possibilities to find out where the Shrinkinator is to make the Giant Goblin the right size again!

Easy prep! Just Print & Solve! Or go paperless with the new Google Docs option provided within your download.

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Optional video hook included for introducing the case! (Check it out in the preview section)

BONUS: Ending video added to wrap up the case!

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Distance Learning Update: I've added a Word Document in the folder containing a Google Slides link to share this resource with your students via Google Classroom or Drive. Parts of the pages are editable, so your students can complete them without printing the pages. Please note you will need to make a copy of the Google Slides to your drive before you can edit.

MATH SKILLS

There are five clues to crack to solve the mystery:

  • Clue 1: Identifying 2D & 3D Shapes
  • Clue 2: Perimeter
  • Clue 3: Area (Using Unit Squares)
  • Clue 4: Area of Rectangles (L x W)
  • Clue 5: Perimeter - Find The Missing Length

(Customary and Metric options provided)

Also includes:

>> Printable Awards

>> Answer key

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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 and 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 many 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.

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Standards

to see state-specific standards (only available in the US).
Measure areas by counting unit squares (square cm, square m, square in, square ft, and improvised units).
Find the area of a rectangle with whole-number side lengths by tiling it, and show that the area is the same as would be found by multiplying the side lengths.
Solve real world and mathematical problems involving perimeters of polygons, including finding the perimeter given the side lengths, finding an unknown side length, and exhibiting rectangles with the same perimeter and different areas or with the same area and different perimeters.
Understand that shapes in different categories (e.g., rhombuses, rectangles, and others) may share attributes (e.g., having four sides), and that the shared attributes can define a larger category (e.g., quadrilaterals). Recognize rhombuses, rectangles, and squares as examples of quadrilaterals, and draw examples of quadrilaterals that do not belong to any of these subcategories.

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