🦕 Dinosaurs, MinecraftGrade 2Reading: grades 5-6Place valueAdditionSubtractionSkip countingMissing addends
The Great Dino Block Heist
A rare fossilized egg was stolen from the central dig site in Prehistoric Craft Valley. The thief used trained dinos and blocky tools to break into the vault. Inspect the clues left at the camp to catch the culprit before they escape into the Nether.
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 | Dino Companion | Mining Tool | Handedness | Helmet Color | Fear |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parker Slate | Stegosaurus | Gold Hoe | Right Handed | Red Helmet | Creeper Hiss |
| Rowan Scale | Stegosaurus | Diamond Pickaxe | Right Handed | Green Helmet | Creeper Hiss |
| Sam Fossil | Ankylosaurus | Netherite Shovel | Left Handed | Green Helmet | Lava Blocks |
| Reese Talon | Velociraptor | Obsidian Axe | Left Handed | Green Helmet | Creeper Hiss |
| Sage Emerald | Pterodactyl | Gold Hoe | Left Handed | Green Helmet | Creeper Hiss |
| Finley Grid | Ankylosaurus | Gold Hoe | Right Handed | Green Helmet | Creeper Hiss |
| Peyton Spike | Triceratops | Gold Hoe | Right Handed | Blue Helmet | Creeper Hiss |
| Emerson Rock | Pterodactyl | Redstone Drill | Right Handed | Blue Helmet | TNT Blast |
| Tatum Fang | Stegosaurus | Redstone Drill | Right Handed | Blue Helmet | TNT Blast |
| Avery Redstone | Ankylosaurus | Diamond Pickaxe | Left Handed | Red Helmet | Lava Blocks |
| Taylor Diggs | Velociraptor | Redstone Drill | Left Handed | Blue Helmet | TNT Blast |
| Casey Bone | Ankylosaurus | Redstone Drill | Right Handed | Green Helmet | Creeper Hiss |
| Alex Block | Stegosaurus | Diamond Pickaxe | Right Handed | Red Helmet | TNT Blast |
| River Pixel | Ankylosaurus | Obsidian Axe | Left Handed | Blue Helmet | TNT Blast |
| Dakota Miner | Stegosaurus | Gold Hoe | Right Handed | Green Helmet | Creeper Hiss |
| Jordan Craft | Stegosaurus | Obsidian Axe | Right Handed | Red Helmet | TNT Blast |
| Logan Lapis | Ankylosaurus | Gold Hoe | Left Handed | Green Helmet | Creeper Hiss |
| Riley Quartz | Ankylosaurus | Redstone Drill | Left Handed | Green Helmet | Lava Blocks |
| Quinn Amber | Stegosaurus | Redstone Drill | Right Handed | Green Helmet | TNT Blast |
| Skyler Cubed | Velociraptor | Netherite Shovel | Right Handed | Green Helmet | Creeper Hiss |
| Hayden Bedrock | Triceratops | Gold Hoe | Right Handed | Red Helmet | Lava Blocks |
Clue 1
Place value
The fossil security terminal displays digits based on tens and ones to unlock the first clue.
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
67
62
19
72
57
92
92
81
57
42
88
44
19
63
42
44
T
67
26
63
19
81
42
19
T
67
62
19
69
57
T
67
19
63
62
44
72
19
92
What number has 6 tens and 7 ones?T
What number has 6 tens and 2 ones?H
What number has 9 tens and 2 ones?L
What number has 4 tens and 2 ones?N
What number has 1 ten and 9 ones?E
What number has 4 tens and 4 ones?O
What number has 2 tens and 6 ones?U
What number has 8 tens and 1 one?A
What number has 5 tens and 7 ones?I
What number has 7 tens and 2 ones?V
What number has 6 tens and 9 ones?R
What number has 8 tens and 8 ones?D
What number has 6 tens and 3 ones?S
0/13 letters found
Clue 2
Addition
You tally the mined obsidian blocks together to reveal the next clue.
Solve each problem to learn its letter. Then write that letter in every box that shows the same number, and read the secret clue.
F
24
46
46
82
69
78
90
21
82
61
61
70
46
59
48
78
90
75
70
82
70
48
21
60
41
60
61
59
90
21
75
10 + 14 =F
23 + 23 =O
16 + 32 =A
63 + 27 =I
36 + 46 =T
44 + 25 =P
6 + 15 =N
28 + 13 =E
49 + 29 =R
41 + 18 =W
23 + 38 =S
21 + 39 =D
51 + 24 =G
47 + 23 =H
0/14 letters found
Clue 3
Subtraction
You calculate how many craft items remain in the chest to narrow down the suspect file.
Solve each problem to learn its letter. Then write that letter in every box that shows the same number, and read the secret clue.
A
64
89
52
44
78
A
64
53
78
47
43
57
57
62
57
43
23
52
44
44
44
47
A
64
43
57
89
78
23
57
60
A
64
41
A
64
61
74 - 10 =A
86 - 25 =Y
67 - 14 =N
80 - 39 =W
83 - 36 =C
91 - 39 =I
110 - 32 =T
122 - 33 =D
54 - 31 =H
99 - 37 =P
68 - 8 =M
75 - 18 =E
81 - 38 =R
74 - 30 =S
0/14 letters found
Clue 4
Skip counting
Following a sequence of dino tracks spaced in equal steps reveals another secret.
Solve each problem to learn its letter. Then write that letter in every box that shows the same number, and read the secret clue.
G
9
16
42
42
24
70
42
20
39
42
100
26
65
27
100
10
40
27
12
90
65
24
26
90
24
100
70
42
130
20
90
15
33
Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, ___, 12, 15G
Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, ___, 18, 21C
Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, ___, 100, 110O
Skip-count by 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, ___, 70, 75U
Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, ___, 26, 28N
Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, ___, 12, 14W
Skip-count by 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, ___, 45, 50A
Skip-count by 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, ___, 25, 30L
Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, ___, 36, 39K
Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, ___, 14, 16F
Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 110, 120, ___, 140, 150B
Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, ___, 28, 30D
Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, 33, 36, ___, 42, 45M
Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, 33, 36, 39, ___, 45, 48E
Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, ___, 18, 20R
Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, ___, 80, 90H
Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, ___, 30, 33S
Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, ___, 110, 120T
0/18 letters found
Clue 5
Missing addends — the last clue
Figuring out how many missing redstone dust piles are needed to complete the circuit gives the final clue.
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
10 + ___ = 17
5 + ___ = 10
3 + ___ = 5
6 + ___ = 7
9 + ___ = 12
6 + ___ = 14
8 + ___ = 20
3 + ___ = 12
10 + ___ = 20
2 + ___ = 13
5 + ___ = 11
Step 2 — cross out the sentence with each answer
1.The villain flew in on a pterodactyl, then plowed with a gold hoe.
2.The villain marched with an ankylosaurus, then plowed with a gold hoe.
3.The villain tamed a triceratops, then chopped with an obsidian axe.
4.The villain marched with an ankylosaurus, then powered up a redstone drill.
5.The villain saddled up a stegosaurus, then plowed with a gold hoe.
6.The villain saddled up a stegosaurus, then dug with a netherite shovel.
7.The villain saddled up a stegosaurus, then swung a diamond pickaxe.
8.The villain tamed a triceratops, then swung a diamond pickaxe.
9.The villain marched with an ankylosaurus, then swung a diamond pickaxe.
10.The villain marched with an ankylosaurus, then dug with a netherite shovel.
11.The villain whistled for a velociraptor, then powered up a redstone drill.
12.The villain whistled for a velociraptor, then chopped with an obsidian axe.
Solve it
Name the culprit
Choose the one suspect left standing.
Answer Key — The Great Dino Block Heist
Culprit: Casey Bone (Ankylosaurus · Redstone Drill · Right Handed · Green Helmet · Creeper Hiss)
- Clue 1 (Place value): "THE VILLAIN DOES NOT USE A NETHERITE SHOVEL"What number has 6 tens and 7 ones? = 67 (T) · What number has 6 tens and 2 ones? = 62 (H) · What number has 9 tens and 2 ones? = 92 (L) · What number has 4 tens and 2 ones? = 42 (N) · What number has 1 ten and 9 ones? = 19 (E) · What number has 4 tens and 4 ones? = 44 (O) · What number has 2 tens and 6 ones? = 26 (U) · What number has 8 tens and 1 one? = 81 (A) · What number has 5 tens and 7 ones? = 57 (I) · What number has 7 tens and 2 ones? = 72 (V) · What number has 6 tens and 9 ones? = 69 (R) · What number has 8 tens and 8 ones? = 88 (D) · What number has 6 tens and 3 ones? = 63 (S)
- Clue 2 (Addition): "FOOTPRINTS SHOW A RIGHT HANDED SWING"10 + 14 = 24 (F) · 23 + 23 = 46 (O) · 16 + 32 = 48 (A) · 63 + 27 = 90 (I) · 36 + 46 = 82 (T) · 44 + 25 = 69 (P) · 6 + 15 = 21 (N) · 28 + 13 = 41 (E) · 49 + 29 = 78 (R) · 41 + 18 = 59 (W) · 23 + 38 = 61 (S) · 21 + 39 = 60 (D) · 51 + 24 = 75 (G) · 47 + 23 = 70 (H)
- Clue 3 (Subtraction): "A DISTANT CREEPER HISS SCARED THEM AWAY"74 - 10 = 64 (A) · 86 - 25 = 61 (Y) · 67 - 14 = 53 (N) · 80 - 39 = 41 (W) · 83 - 36 = 47 (C) · 91 - 39 = 52 (I) · 110 - 32 = 78 (T) · 122 - 33 = 89 (D) · 54 - 31 = 23 (H) · 99 - 37 = 62 (P) · 68 - 8 = 60 (M) · 75 - 18 = 57 (E) · 81 - 38 = 43 (R) · 74 - 30 = 44 (S)
- Clue 4 (Skip counting): "GREEN HELMET DUST WAS FOUND ON THE BLOCK"Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, ___, 12, 15 = 9 (G) · Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, ___, 18, 21 = 15 (C) · Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, ___, 100, 110 = 90 (O) · Skip-count by 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, ___, 70, 75 = 65 (U) · Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, ___, 26, 28 = 24 (N) · Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, ___, 12, 14 = 10 (W) · Skip-count by 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, ___, 45, 50 = 40 (A) · Skip-count by 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, ___, 25, 30 = 20 (L) · Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, ___, 36, 39 = 33 (K) · Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, ___, 14, 16 = 12 (F) · Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 110, 120, ___, 140, 150 = 130 (B) · Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, ___, 28, 30 = 26 (D) · Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, 33, 36, ___, 42, 45 = 39 (M) · Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, 33, 36, 39, ___, 45, 48 = 42 (E) · Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, ___, 18, 20 = 16 (R) · Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, ___, 80, 90 = 70 (H) · Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, ___, 30, 33 = 27 (S) · Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, ___, 110, 120 = 100 (T)
- Clue 5 (Missing addends): surviving statement (box 4) → Casey Bone10 + ___ = 17 = 7 · 5 + ___ = 10 = 5 · 3 + ___ = 5 = 2 · 6 + ___ = 7 = 1 · 9 + ___ = 12 = 3 · 6 + ___ = 14 = 8 · 8 + ___ = 20 = 12 · 3 + ___ = 12 = 9 · 10 + ___ = 20 = 10 · 2 + ___ = 13 = 11 · 5 + ___ = 11 = 6
About this mystery
- Grade level
- Grade 2 math
- Math topics
- Place value, Addition, Subtraction, Skip counting, Missing addends
- Reading level
- grades 5-6
- Theme
- The Great Dino Block Heist — set in Prehistoric Craft Valley
- Format
- Interactive online & printable worksheet with answer key
- Solution
- One unique, verified culprit among 21 suspects