{"title":"Grade 6 Math: Expressions \u0026 Equations","description":"\u003cp\u003e6th grade math worksheets and activities for expressions \u0026amp; equations (Common Core 6.EE): printable mystery worksheets, CSI cases and digital escape rooms.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"order-of-operations-with-exponents-pemdas-mystery-detective-worksheets-grades-5-8-printable-detective-pack","title":"Order of Operations (With Exponents \/ PEMDAS) | Mystery Detective Worksheets | Grades 5–8 | Printable Detective Pack","description":"\u003cp\u003eOrder of operations worksheets with exponents and parentheses, written for your 6th grade class. Each of the five CSI Mini Mystery Detective math cases mixes squares and cubes with addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, and there are no negative numbers. Use them as a PEMDAS activity in math centers or send them home as homework. There's nothing to prep, and you get an answer key for every case.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe exponents here are squares and cubes, and most expressions put one inside parentheses. Students have to work the exponent before they multiply or divide, and this pack gives them plenty of practice at that step. Every answer points to one suspect to cross off. A student who reaches the bottom of the page with a single name left has solved the order of operations correctly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Cases\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Missing Phone\u003c\/strong\u003e - tracking down a stolen phone\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Missing Teacher\u003c\/strong\u003e - finding a kidnapped teacher\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Principal's Car\u003c\/strong\u003e - a car taken from school\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Bank Job\u003c\/strong\u003e - a robbery at the bank\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDiamond Heist\u003c\/strong\u003e - diamonds missing from a chest\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat's Inside\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eFive one-page cases of order of operations expressions\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eExponents and parentheses on every page\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eWhole numbers throughout, with no negatives\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eAnswer keys for all five cases\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eA teacher instruction page\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat Is a CSI Mini Mystery Detective?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach case is one printed page. The story at the top sets up the crime, and the suspects are listed down the page with a number for each one. Students solve the expressions and cross off any suspect whose number they get. When they're done, one suspect remains.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhen to Use This Resource\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBring this in once your class has met exponents and is ready to fit them into PEMDAS. If they've already done the no exponents pack, this is the next step up. It also suits a review week before a unit test. You could give it to a small group, leave it for a sub, or use it in homeschool.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrade Levels\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWritten for 6th grade, where exponents join the order of operations (6.EE.A.1). 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Students solve each inequality on the crime sheet, then match the solution to a suspect and cross that name off until one is left, so an algebra topic arrives as math worksheets and math activities your class will finish. Five CSI Mini Mystery Detective math case files for inequalities 6th grade work in the unit itself, then test prep, math centers, early finishers, homework, morning work, sub plans and spiral review, any month of the year. Print and go CSI math, with detective activities and full answer keys.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFive one step inequality cases, each solved in a single move, for the first week of the unit. Every solution a student works out takes one suspect off the lineup, so they keep going for the culprit and check their own work along the way. One case suits a period, which makes the five a straightforward week of test prep.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Cases\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003col\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFamily Heirloom\u003c\/strong\u003e - a treasure the family cannot replace\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArt Museum\u003c\/strong\u003e - a painting walks out of the museum\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSchool Mascot\u003c\/strong\u003e - the costume vanishes before the game\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eJewelry Store Theft\u003c\/strong\u003e - the store is cleaned out overnight\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Bank Vault\u003c\/strong\u003e - the vault has been cracked open\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat's Inside\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eFive case files, each with a crime sheet and its own lineup of suspects\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eOne step inequalities, solved for the variable in a single move\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eInequalities across all four operations, including dividing by a negative\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eEach answer matches one suspect and no other, so the page checks itself\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eA full answer key for every case\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003ePrint and go: no cutting, no laminating, nothing to prepare\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat Is a CSI Mini Mystery Detective?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA CSI Mini Mystery Detective is one printed page carrying one crime and one lineup. Each suspect has a number, the crime sheet produces those numbers, and a correct answer removes that suspect until a single name is left. Nothing is laminated, charged or bought, so the math does the whole job, and that is the difference between these detective activities and a page of math worksheets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhen to Use This Resource\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eUse this at the start of the inequalities unit, once one step equations are secure and students are meeting the inequality sign for the first time. Then bring it back before two step inequalities, when the sign flip has to be automatic. A solution on the wrong side of the sign crosses off the wrong suspect, so the rule gets learned on the page rather than in a correction from you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt works for test prep, homework, math centers, morning work, early finishers, sub plans and homeschool lessons, with a class, a small group or one student alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrade Levels\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWritten for 6th grade and 7th grade, where one step inequalities sit in the standards. 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Students solve equations with one variable across addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, so the pack covers the whole one step unit as algebra math activities and self-checking practice. Year round, with no season attached, for test prep, math centers, early finishers, homework, morning work and sub plans, and a full answer key for every case.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe first week of algebra is where students decide whether solving for x is a puzzle or a chore, and a suspect lineup tips it towards puzzle. Every equation they undo points at one name, so the whole class stays with the page and checks its own inverse operations without being told to. Use a CSI Mini Mystery Detective math case with everyone after the lesson, then keep the rest for small groups and early finishers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Cases\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003col\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Missing Car Keys\u003c\/strong\u003e - gone from the rack overnight\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSnuggles\u003c\/strong\u003e - the neighbor's pet has vanished\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Missing Phone\u003c\/strong\u003e - it disappeared between classes\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Art Gallery Heist\u003c\/strong\u003e - a masterpiece walks out the door\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Bank Robbery\u003c\/strong\u003e - someone cleaned out the vault\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat's Inside\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eFive case files, each one a crime sheet of equations with its own lineup of suspects\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eOne step equations with a single variable, across adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eWhole number answers, so no fractions or decimals slow the solving down\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eEvery answer matches one suspect and no other, so the page checks itself\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eA full answer key for every case\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003ePrint and go: no cutting, no laminating, nothing to set up the night before\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat Is a CSI Mini Mystery Detective?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA CSI Mini Mystery Detective gives your class a crime, a lineup and a page of questions, and the only route to the culprit runs through the math. Each suspect wears a number, each correct answer matches one of them, and that name is struck off until a single suspect is left. Because a wrong solution rules out the wrong person, these detective activities push students to check their work in a way math worksheets do not.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhen to Use This Resource\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eUse this once your class has met inverse operations and can solve for a variable in one move, either as the practice day straight after you teach it or as the review before the unit test. It fixes the thing every equations unit runs into: students who can do the math but will not stop to check the answer they wrote. Here a wrong solution crosses off the wrong suspect, so they catch the slip themselves before you grade a page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTeachers use these case files for test prep, homework, math centers, morning work, early finishers, sub plans and homeschool lessons, with a whole class, a small group or one student alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrade Levels\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWritten for 6th grade and 7th grade, where one step equations sit in the standards. 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Students solve equations with one variable across the four operations on each crime sheet, then match the solution to a suspect and cross that name off until one is left, so algebra arrives as math worksheets and math activities in one no prep download. One step equations Easter work for March and April, then test prep, homework, morning work, sub plans and spiral review. No prep CSI math, with detective activities and full answer keys.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe week before the Easter break needs a lesson that runs on its own, and these one step equations cases do. Every solution a student finds takes one suspect off the lineup, so the class keeps going for the culprit rather than the grade. 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Each suspect carries a number, each solved question matches one of them, and that suspect is crossed off until a single name remains. Because a wrong solution eliminates the wrong person, these detective activities make students check their work in a way math worksheets cannot.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhen to Use This Resource\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe week before the Easter break is the hardest week of spring to teach, and this gives you real one step equation practice that a distracted class will still finish. It also works as the review before an equations test, because the five cases cover all four operations rather than drilling one. Solving the wrong way round crosses off the wrong suspect, so students spot the inverse they should have used.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt suits test prep, homework, math centers, morning work, early finishers, sub plans and homeschool lessons, with a class, a small group or one student alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrade Levels\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWritten for 6th grade and 7th grade, where one step equations sit in the standards. 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