Description
Do your students need a little practice with complex numbers? In this activity, students add, subtract, and multiply complex numbers and solve a mystery! This engaging activity is easy to customize and easy to use!
If you are looking for an engaging activity to help your students solidify their understanding of complex numbers and how to use i, this is the activity for you! 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
- As an Independent Activity – perfect for independent learning, small groups, or absentees
- Or as a Digital Activity – ready for distance learning
Your download includes:
- Scavenger Hunt Student worksheet
- Clue cards in FULL COLOR and in B&W
- An Independent Activity
- A Digital Activity
- Answer key
Your students will be inspired to simplify each expression, so they can solve the 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.
Worried about absentees? The independent activity contains all the information they need to solve the mystery without needing the set-up of a scavenger hunt. They can complete the assignment at home, at their desk, or anywhere!
The independent activity works great for small groups as well!
If you need a Digital Activity, you can use the Google Slides Version. This drag-and-drop activity is easy to assign and easy to grade! You’ll find the link in the download.
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 fun class activity spreads throughout the school!
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, WEAPONS, AND LOCATIONS in this mystery. You are NOT able to change the actual questions in the activity.
