{"product_id":"multiplying-fractions-with-simplifying-mystery-detective-worksheets-grades-5-6-printable-detective-pack","title":"Multiplying Fractions (with Simplifying) | Mystery Detective Worksheets | Grades 5–6 | Printable Detective Pack","description":"\u003cp\u003eMultiplying fractions with simplifying worksheets for 5th grade and 6th grade: five math cases, each a Mystery Detective page where students multiply and reduce to lowest terms. No prep, print and go, full answer keys, for math centers, warm ups, early finishers, homework, test prep and sub plans. Each answer strikes a name, a place or a time off the clue lists and an unsimplified answer matches no clue, so these fraction pages insist on the last step without you saying a word, which is what a CSI Mini Mystery Detective does that a plain fraction page cannot.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSimplifying is built into every answer here, because an unreduced fraction matches no suspect, so students finish the job every time without being reminded. One case fits a period, so five of them make a self-marking week of the fraction unit, and any one of them works alone as a sub plan. It is math practice in a Mystery Detective format.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery answer has to be in simplest form before it will match a clue. That gives students a reason to finish the last step instead of stopping at the product. The cases include a class prize, money found on the ground and a teacher who's been kidnapped.\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\u003eClass Prize\u003c\/strong\u003e - who wins the class prize\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLost Money\u003c\/strong\u003e - finding the owner of some money\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBox of Chocolates\u003c\/strong\u003e - chocolates left on the desk\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eKidnapped\u003c\/strong\u003e - a teacher taken from school\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eActs of Kindness\u003c\/strong\u003e - random good deeds\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 color case pages of fraction multiplication\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eBlack and white copies of all five\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eAn answer key for every case\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eEvery answer simplified to lowest terms\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eTeacher instructions\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 has a short story, the problems and clue lists, all on one page. Every clue has a value. Students cross off a clue when an answer matches it. The clues left at the end are the solution.\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\u003eUse this once multiplying fractions has been taught and students are working on their own. It's useful before a test, and as a refresher for 6th graders before mixed numbers. The cases can go home as homework, to a small group, into a sub folder or into a homeschool week.\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 5th grade and 6th grade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy Teachers Love These Cases\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eSimplifying is built into every answer\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eColor and black and white\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eNo prep\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eFive cases in one download\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 and middle school classrooms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Sellers-Im-Following\/Add\/Kiwiland\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eFollow Kiwiland Education on TPT ↗\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kiwiland Education","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":61955552051570,"sku":"4956403","price":4.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0909\/2848\/0626\/files\/multiplying-fractions-with-simplifying-worksheets-5th-6th-grade-4956403.jpg?v=1792462504","url":"https:\/\/kiwilandeducation.com\/products\/multiplying-fractions-with-simplifying-mystery-detective-worksheets-grades-5-6-printable-detective-pack","provider":"Kiwiland Education","version":"1.0","type":"link"}