Writing & Simplifying Ratios (colons & fractions) Customizable Mystery Activity

Get your students excited about writing & simplifying ratios with this engaging mystery activity! In this activity, students write and simplify ratios and solve a mystery. Easy to use and customize so you can create a lesson perfectly tailored for your class!

Ditch the old, boring worksheets, and bring some excitement into your ratio lesson! When you customize your mystery activity to include teachers in your building, students become so engaged, they forget they are learning! 

Choose how you would like to use this activity in your class: 

• As a Scavenger Hunt – great to get the students moving
• Or as an Independent Activity – perfect for independent learning, small groups, or absentees

Your download includes:

• Scavenger Hunt Student worksheet
• 3 sets of full color clue cards 
• 3 versions of the Independent Activity
• Answer key

Your students will love writing and simplifying ratios as they solve a mystery. When you use this as a scavenger hunt, your students will be out of their seats and engaged in mathematical discussions as they work to crack the case. 

But what about absentees? Each version of the independent activity contains all the information they need to solve the mystery without needing the set-up of a scavenger hunt.

And, honestly, I have some of those classes who just can’t handle the excitement of moving around the room for a scavenger hunt. In these cases, the independent activities work great for small groups as well! 

So easy to customize and prep… You’ll be ready for an engaging and fun class in no time! And don’t be surprised if word of your class activity spreads throughout the school!

The ratios for the activity are given in 3 forms:

• As non-simplified ratios with a colon
• As simplified ratios with a color
• As simplified fractions

Choose which format is best suited for your class.

This activity is customizable using Adobe Acrobat Reader. The file may not function correctly in all PDF Readers; please use Acrobat Reader to ensure the best functionality.

You are able to customize the TITLE, SUSPECTS, DAYS, AND ITEMS in the mystery. Please note, you are NOT able to change the actual questions in the activity.

TEACHERS LIKE YOU SAID…

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “Love, love, love your scavenger hunts. I appreciate that there were many different ways one could use this product.”

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “My students love this! It's so easy to use...print, play, learn!” 

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “These are a favorite with my students. They love the mystery element of the practice and I love the immediate feedback they get as to whether their answer is correct... Highly recommend!”

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