{"product_id":"measuring-liquid-volume-and-mass-mystery-detective","title":"Measuring Liquid Volume and Mass | Mystery Detective | Grades 3–5 | Potion Shop","description":"\u003cp\u003eThese measuring mass and liquid volume worksheets give your 3rd grade class ten CSI Mini Mystery Detective math cases on reading scales. Students read measuring jugs in liters, kitchen scales in grams and kilograms, and balance scales, all in a potion shop theme. It's 3.MD.A.2 practice you can put in math centers or send home as homework, and early finishers can grab a case any time. There's no prep, and every case comes with an answer key.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery page has 15 pictures to read, with an answer line under each one. The scales go up in ten equal steps and only some of the marks have numbers, which means students have to work out what one mark is worth before they read the jug or the needle. It's metric measurement practice that has students read the whole scale. Students find each reading on the suspect list and cross that name off, and when the readings are right there's one suspect left.\u003c\/p\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\u003e10 one-page cases with 15 pictures each, and an answer key for every case\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eMeasuring jugs marked to 10, 20, 30 and 50 liters\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eKitchen scales in grams and in kilograms. They don't all count by the same amount\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eLevel balance scales. Students add the labeled weights to find the mass of the potion\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eA reference page on reading scales that you can project or copy\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eContents page, teacher instructions, a case log and a certificate\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e30 pages in black and white\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\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 Bubbling Cauldron\u003c\/strong\u003e - measuring jugs in liters\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Midnight Mixup\u003c\/strong\u003e - more jugs, including a 30 liter jug\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Rabbit Hat Raid\u003c\/strong\u003e - kitchen scales in grams\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Stolen Spell Book\u003c\/strong\u003e - grams, with a 1,000 gram scale added\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Cracked Crystal Ball\u003c\/strong\u003e - kitchen scales in kilograms\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Castle Cellar Crime\u003c\/strong\u003e - sacks of turnips weighed in kilograms\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Candle Wax Caper\u003c\/strong\u003e - balance scales with gram weights\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Bat Wing Bandit\u003c\/strong\u003e - balance scales with kilogram weights\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Missing Magic Wand\u003c\/strong\u003e - balance scales in grams and kilograms\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Black Cat Caper\u003c\/strong\u003e - jugs and scales mixed together\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhen to Use This Resource\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe cases go from measuring jugs to kitchen scales to balance scales. Cases 1 and 2 are the jugs. Cases 3 to 6 are kitchen scales, with grams before kilograms. Cases 7 to 9 move to balance scales, and Case 10 mixes all three for a review or a quick check before a test. Use one case with a small group, as a bell ringer, or in a sub folder. The potion shop theme also suits the weeks around Halloween. If you want word problems on the same skill, there's a matching pack called Liquid Volume and Mass Word Problems with ten more potion shop cases.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrade Levels\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMade for 3rd grade (3.MD.A.2). It also works as metric measurement review in 4th grade and for homeschool.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy Teachers Love Mystery Detectives\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eNo prep. Print a case and hand it out\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eStudents mark their own work as they cross off suspects\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eNone of the numbers printed on a scale is ever an answer\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eClear black and white pictures that photocopy well\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWant more cases like these?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFollow Kiwiland Education to discover more CSI Mini Mystery Detective cases, no-prep math activities, and detective-themed printables for elementary classrooms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Sellers-Im-Following\/Add\/Kiwiland\"\u003ehttps:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Sellers-Im-Following\/Add\/Kiwiland\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kiwiland Education","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62593071448434,"sku":"17966141","price":4.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0909\/2848\/0626\/files\/grams-and-kilograms-measurement-worksheets-3rd-grade-math-liquid-volume-mystery.jpg?v=1792612254","url":"https:\/\/kiwilandeducation.com\/products\/measuring-liquid-volume-and-mass-mystery-detective","provider":"Kiwiland Education","version":"1.0","type":"link"}