Missing Operation Detective
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Missing Operation Detective
🔍 Part 1: Operation Detective Work
Instructions: Look at each number sentence carefully. Work out which operation (+, −, ×, ÷) is missing to make the equation true. Remember: the equals sign means "the same as"!
Missing operation: ___________
Missing operation: ___________
Missing operation: ___________
Missing operation: ___________
🎯 Part 2: Multiple Choice Detective
Instructions: Circle the correct missing operation for each number sentence.
🧠 Part 3: Detective Reasoning
Instructions: For each problem, explain your thinking. How did you work out the missing operation?
Missing operation: ___________
My reasoning:
Missing operation: ___________
My reasoning:
🔧 Part 4: Detective Tools
Instructions: Match each strategy with when you might use it to find a missing operation.
⭐ Part 5: Challenge Detective Cases
Instructions: These are tricky cases! Use all your detective skills.
Missing operation: ___________
Show your working:
Missing operation: ___________
Show your working:
_____ ___ _____ = _____
Ask a classmate to solve it!
📝 Part 6: Detective Reflection
The equals sign (=) means ________________________________
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