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4th Grade September Math Adventure- The Case of the Abducted Amendment

4th Grade September Math Adventure- The Case of the Abducted Amendment

$6.25Price

The Culture Crook has stolen one of the Amendments to the Constitution!! The Learning League has taken the case! It’s up to you and the League to solve the clues by solving math problems and narrow down the missing amendment. This Math Adventure will keep your classroom explorers engaged and working hard on math skills, while learning some social studies!

 

Also available for 3rd and 5th grade.

 

WHAT is included?

This adventure is an hour-long activity that can be completed in 3 Tracks:

 

  • Track 1: ORIGINAL

    • Students read the mystery on a printed booklet, and they solve the clues by answering questions on Google Slides, which they can access with a QR code or link on a computer, tablet, or phone.

  • Track 2: ANALOG

    • Students read the mystery on a printed booklet, and they solve the clues by answering questions on printed task cards.

  • Track 3: DIGITAL

    • Students read the mystery in one browser window of Google Slides, and they solve the clues by toggling between another browser window of Google Slides to answer questions. This method works great for laptops, but is not recommended for tablets. 

 

No matter which track you take, the core of the activity is the same. Students always have access to the mystery story, 39 math problems, 5 Social Studies Exploration posters, a Writing Challenge, and an integral poster about:

 

the 1st Amendment, 4th Amendment, 13th Amendment, 19th Amendment, & 22nd Amendment

 

Students will walk away from this lesson knowing these social studies concepts:

  • What the Constitution and the Amendments are
  • Why the Amendments are important to national progress
  • Who wrote the first Amendments and who has the power to do so today
  • and more!!

 

WHEN is it designed to be completed?

These skills are best practiced at the beginning of the year, and September 17th happens to be Constitution Day!

 

WHERE can students solve this mystery?

Students can complete this activity in your classroom with pen and paper or technology, and even from home, thanks to the Digital Track!

 

HOW can this activity be differentiated?

Using either of these methods, you can scaffold these activities to meet each of your students, exactly where they’re at.

 

  • CUSTOMIZATION: great for students above and below grade level

    • Each math problem can be edited to whatever you please! Hypothetically, you could buy this mystery for the framework it provides, and change every single question. 

  • AUDIO SUPPORTS: great for multilingual students

    • For the tracks including technology, your students have access to a read-aloud of not just the story, but each word written on Google Slides. 

 

WHY should your students adventure with the Learning League?

  • Low teacher prep/High student engagement

  • Anti-racist curriculum that uplifts women and Black and Indigenous people of color

  • Three activity tracks with DISTANCE LEARNING OPTION

  • Audio scaffolding and editable problems

 

TRY OUT A MYSTERY FOR FREE!

Download The Oil Spill Mystery for math and The Case of the Absent Abolitionist for reading.

 

Adventure also available on TeachersPayTeachers!

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