🔎 Hockey, rubik's cubes, playiGrade 5Reading: grades 3-4Fractions of a numberOrder of operationsMultiplicationRounding
The Case of the Missing Golden Puck
Someone swiped the Golden Puck right before the Frosty Pines Outdoor Tournament! Check the clues and help Coach Maya find the culprit.
Suspects
Possible suspects
Cross off a row as each clue rules it out. On screen, tap a row.
21 of 21 still in play
| Name | Hockey Skill | Cube Trick | Grip Style | Beanie Color | Distraction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tymon Kolasinski | Spin Move | Speed Cubing | Right Handed Grip | Red Beanie | Slippery Ice |
| Kendall Coyne | Goalie Block | One Handed Solve | Right Handed Grip | Red Beanie | Lost Speed Cube |
| Matty Beniers | Speed Skating | One Handed Solve | Right Handed Grip | Black Beanie | Lost Speed Cube |
| Sidney Crosby | Slap Shot | Behind The Back | Left Handed Grip | Black Beanie | Bright Sunlight |
| Wayne Gretzky | Puck Juggling | One Handed Solve | Left Handed Grip | Red Beanie | Bright Sunlight |
| Leo Borromeo | Spin Move | Behind The Back | Right Handed Grip | Red Beanie | Slippery Ice |
| Connor McDavid | Speed Skating | Speed Cubing | Left Handed Grip | Blue Beanie | Lost Speed Cube |
| Hilary Knight | Slap Shot | One Handed Solve | Right Handed Grip | Black Beanie | Bright Sunlight |
| Trevor Zegras | Puck Juggling | Blindfold Solve | Right Handed Grip | Red Beanie | Slippery Ice |
| Nathan MacKinnon | Spin Move | Pattern Matching | Left Handed Grip | Black Beanie | Slippery Ice |
| Tommy Cherry | Goalie Block | One Handed Solve | Left Handed Grip | Red Beanie | Bright Sunlight |
| Yiheng Wang | Spin Move | One Handed Solve | Left Handed Grip | Black Beanie | Bright Sunlight |
| Jack Hughes | Goalie Block | Pattern Matching | Right Handed Grip | Black Beanie | Lost Speed Cube |
| Sarah Nurse | Slap Shot | Pattern Matching | Left Handed Grip | Black Beanie | Lost Speed Cube |
| Mitchell Marner | Puck Juggling | Blindfold Solve | Left Handed Grip | Black Beanie | Bright Sunlight |
| Auston Matthews | Spin Move | Blindfold Solve | Left Handed Grip | Black Beanie | Bright Sunlight |
| Alex Ovechkin | Goalie Block | Speed Cubing | Left Handed Grip | Black Beanie | Bright Sunlight |
| Feliks Zemdegs | Puck Juggling | Speed Cubing | Left Handed Grip | Red Beanie | Slippery Ice |
| Megan Keller | Puck Juggling | Blindfold Solve | Right Handed Grip | Blue Beanie | Lost Speed Cube |
| Cale Makar | Puck Juggling | Speed Cubing | Right Handed Grip | Red Beanie | Bright Sunlight |
| Max Park | Puck Juggling | Pattern Matching | Right Handed Grip | Red Beanie | Lost Speed Cube |
Clue 1
Fractions of a number
Coach Maya checked the equipment rack. Only a fraction of the fresh practice pucks remained on the shelf.
Solve each problem to learn its letter. Then write that letter in every box that shows the same number, and read the secret clue.
T
39
22
14
3
4
3
13
14
34
T
39
37
10
14
3
16
10
T
39
4
3
14
9
14
22
27
16
37
T
39
22
14
9
32
34
26
3
10
17
8
14
3
2/10 of 195 =T
2/10 of 20 =U
1/2 of 6 =S
5/10 of 44 =H
4/6 of 48 =A
2/8 of 136 =C
2/10 of 80 =N
5/10 of 52 =K
1/6 of 54 =B
6/10 of 45 =I
3/6 of 74 =D
1/8 of 136 =L
3/6 of 26 =P
1/4 of 40 =O
7/10 of 20 =E
1/10 of 80 =V
0/16 letters found
Clue 2
Order of operations
The outdoor scoreboard calculate button jammed, so the referee had to follow the order of steps to solve the point total.
Solve each problem to learn its letter. Then write that letter in every box that shows the same number, and read the secret clue.
W
40
51
62
79
42
21
21
21
9
W
40
9
75
42
13
62
24
9
79
52
42
52
67
53
51
12
70
79
62
24
42
21
62
51
27
78
9 × 5 - 5 =W
42 + 5 × 5 =G
33 + 3 × 6 =I
7 × 8 - 4 =D
49 + 6 × 5 =N
5 × 10 - 26 =H
43 + 7 × 5 =K
8 × 12 - 26 =O
37 + 4 × 4 =R
3 + 2 × 5 =F
3 + 8 × 9 =L
46 + 8 × 2 =T
6 + 3 × 2 =P
6 × 4 - 15 =A
6 + 5 × 3 =S
14 + 4 × 7 =E
17 + 5 × 2 =C
0/17 letters found
Clue 3
Multiplication facts (1-12)
The ice crew arranged boxes of speed cubes into equal rows and columns outside the warming hut.
Solve each problem to learn its letter. Then write that letter in every box that shows the same number, and read the secret clue.
T
45
60
99
22
20
22
28
99
144
T
45
24
15
81
80
132
99
100
81
80
T
45
60
99
24
72
81
33
60
T
45
22
20
80
15
81
33
60
T
45
9 × 5 =T
9 × 9 =I
5 × 3 =L
10 × 6 =H
2 × 11 =S
6 × 12 =R
10 × 10 =D
12 × 12 =C
11 × 9 =E
10 × 8 =N
7 × 4 =P
4 × 6 =B
12 × 11 =K
3 × 11 =G
4 × 5 =U
0/15 letters found
Clue 4
Rounding
The digital outdoor temperature sensor displays rounded numbers to give approximate rink conditions.
Solve each problem to learn its letter. Then write that letter in every box that shows the same number, and read the secret clue.
E
5000
130
50
9000
E
5000
70
170
E
5000
1700
30
430
300
1700
4300
230
7000
4300
170
900
230
E
5000
4300
70
50
E
5000
300
4300
1700
300
430
2000
70
Round 5,354 to the nearest thousandE
Round 860 to the nearest hundredK
Round 7,242 to the nearest thousandL
Round 66 to the nearest tenN
Round 4,286 to the nearest hundredA
Round 233 to the nearest tenB
Round 29 to the nearest tenH
Round 167 to the nearest tenC
Round 259 to the nearest hundredW
Round 9,463 to the nearest thousandD
Round 1,663 to the nearest hundredS
Round 128 to the nearest tenV
Round 2,307 to the nearest thousandR
Round 54 to the nearest tenI
Round 433 to the nearest tenO
0/15 letters found
Clue 5
Fractions of a number — the last clue
The outdoor team shared fraction parts of their hot chocolate thermos batch after practice.
First solve each problem. Then find each answer in the list below and cross that sentence out. One sentence will be left — that's exactly what the villain did!
Step 1 — solve these
1/5 of 35 = ?
2/3 of 18 = ?
1/6 of 6 = ?
1/3 of 33 = ?
4/10 of 25 = ?
3/8 of 24 = ?
2/10 of 20 = ?
1/8 of 24 = ?
2/10 of 10 = ?
3/6 of 12 = ?
1/5 of 40 = ?
Step 2 — cross out the sentence with each answer
1.The villain juggled glowing pucks, then finished a cube while blindfolded.
2.The villain executed a quick spin move, then raced through a speed solve.
3.The villain skated across the frozen lake, then finished a cube while blindfolded.
4.The villain blocked the wide shot, then twisted a puzzle behind their back.
5.The villain blocked the wide shot, then raced through a speed solve.
6.The villain blasted a heavy slap shot, then twisted a puzzle behind their back.
7.The villain executed a quick spin move, then finished a cube while blindfolded.
8.The villain blasted a heavy slap shot, then solved a puzzle with one hand.
9.The villain skated across the frozen lake, then solved a puzzle with one hand.
10.The villain skated across the frozen lake, then raced through a speed solve.
11.The villain skated across the frozen lake, then twisted a puzzle behind their back.
12.The villain executed a quick spin move, then solved a puzzle with one hand.
Solve it
Name the culprit
Choose the one suspect left standing.
Answer Key — The Case of the Missing Golden Puck
Culprit: Alex Ovechkin (Goalie Block · Speed Cubing · Left Handed Grip · Black Beanie · Bright Sunlight)
- Clue 1 (Fractions of a number): "THE SUSPECT DOES NOT USE BEHIND THE BACK SOLVES"2/10 of 195 = 39 (T) · 2/10 of 20 = 4 (U) · 1/2 of 6 = 3 (S) · 5/10 of 44 = 22 (H) · 4/6 of 48 = 32 (A) · 2/8 of 136 = 34 (C) · 2/10 of 80 = 16 (N) · 5/10 of 52 = 26 (K) · 1/6 of 54 = 9 (B) · 6/10 of 45 = 27 (I) · 3/6 of 74 = 37 (D) · 1/8 of 136 = 17 (L) · 3/6 of 26 = 13 (P) · 1/4 of 40 = 10 (O) · 7/10 of 20 = 14 (E) · 1/10 of 80 = 8 (V)
- Clue 2 (Order of operations): "WITNESS SAW A LEFT HANDED GRIP ON THE STICK"9 × 5 - 5 = 40 (W) · 42 + 5 × 5 = 67 (G) · 33 + 3 × 6 = 51 (I) · 7 × 8 - 4 = 52 (D) · 49 + 6 × 5 = 79 (N) · 5 × 10 - 26 = 24 (H) · 43 + 7 × 5 = 78 (K) · 8 × 12 - 26 = 70 (O) · 37 + 4 × 4 = 53 (R) · 3 + 2 × 5 = 13 (F) · 3 + 8 × 9 = 75 (L) · 46 + 8 × 2 = 62 (T) · 6 + 3 × 2 = 12 (P) · 6 × 4 - 15 = 9 (A) · 6 + 5 × 3 = 21 (S) · 14 + 4 × 7 = 42 (E) · 17 + 5 × 2 = 27 (C)
- Clue 3 (Multiplication facts (1-12)): "THE SUSPECT BLINKED IN THE BRIGHT SUNLIGHT"9 × 5 = 45 (T) · 9 × 9 = 81 (I) · 5 × 3 = 15 (L) · 10 × 6 = 60 (H) · 2 × 11 = 22 (S) · 6 × 12 = 72 (R) · 10 × 10 = 100 (D) · 12 × 12 = 144 (C) · 11 × 9 = 99 (E) · 10 × 8 = 80 (N) · 7 × 4 = 28 (P) · 4 × 6 = 24 (B) · 12 × 11 = 132 (K) · 3 × 11 = 33 (G) · 4 × 5 = 20 (U)
- Clue 4 (Rounding): "EVIDENCE SHOWS A BLACK BEANIE WAS WORN"Round 5,354 to the nearest thousand = 5000 (E) · Round 860 to the nearest hundred = 900 (K) · Round 7,242 to the nearest thousand = 7000 (L) · Round 66 to the nearest ten = 70 (N) · Round 4,286 to the nearest hundred = 4300 (A) · Round 233 to the nearest ten = 230 (B) · Round 29 to the nearest ten = 30 (H) · Round 167 to the nearest ten = 170 (C) · Round 259 to the nearest hundred = 300 (W) · Round 9,463 to the nearest thousand = 9000 (D) · Round 1,663 to the nearest hundred = 1700 (S) · Round 128 to the nearest ten = 130 (V) · Round 2,307 to the nearest thousand = 2000 (R) · Round 54 to the nearest ten = 50 (I) · Round 433 to the nearest ten = 430 (O)
- Clue 5 (Fractions of a number): surviving statement (box 5) → Alex Ovechkin1/5 of 35 = 7 · 2/3 of 18 = 12 · 1/6 of 6 = 1 · 1/3 of 33 = 11 · 4/10 of 25 = 10 · 3/8 of 24 = 9 · 2/10 of 20 = 4 · 1/8 of 24 = 3 · 2/10 of 10 = 2 · 3/6 of 12 = 6 · 1/5 of 40 = 8
About this mystery
- Grade level
- Grade 5 math
- Math topics
- Fractions of a number, Order of operations, Multiplication, Rounding
- Reading level
- grades 3-4
- Theme
- The Case of the Missing Golden Puck — set in Frosty Pines Outdoor Rink
- Format
- Interactive online & printable worksheet with answer key
- Solution
- One unique, verified culprit among 21 suspects