{"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). It works as review in 7th grade, and as a challenge for 5th graders who have finished the parentheses work.\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\u003ePrint and hand out\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eExponents, parentheses and all four operations together\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eStudents find their own slips as they work\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eFive cases for five different days\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":61955094741362,"sku":"11504808","price":4.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0909\/2848\/0626\/files\/order-of-operations-with-exponents-worksheets-pemdas-11504808.jpg?v=1792462509","url":"https:\/\/kiwilandeducation.com\/products\/order-of-operations-with-exponents-pemdas-mystery-detective-worksheets-grades-5-8-printable-detective-pack","provider":"Kiwiland Education","version":"1.0","type":"link"}