Murder in the Maths Department
A murder has been committed in the maths department! A body has been discovered surrounded by mathematical objects and only the hardworking maths teachers were in school, doing long division sums for fun at the weekend. One of them must be the murderer. If you solve it you will be added to the leaderboard of fame.
Your task, should you choose to accept it, is to find:
1) The murderer
2) The room
3) The murder weapon
The murder suspects are:
1) Al Jabra – who was wearing a white, T-shirt with 2 stripes and ripped jeans on the day of the murder.
2) Polly Gon – who was wearing a knee-length green skirt, white blouse and gold watch.
3) Lisa Perbound- who was wearing a blue Adidas T-shirt with 3 stripes on the sleeves, Bermuda shorts and a baseball cap.
4) May Trix- who was wearing a black and white pin-stripe suit with shiny black shoes.
5) Ella Ment- who was wearing a blue knitted jumper with a picture of pi on the front, and brown cords.
The possible rooms are:
The possible rooms are:
1) The Canteen
2) The Tuck-shop
3) Room 20
4) Room 18
5) Room 17
6) Room 7
The possible murder weapons are:
1) A wooden metre ruler
2) A large metal stapler
3) A dusty trundle wheel
4) A sharp compass
5) A large maths textbook
6) An oversized calculator
Clue Number 1 (8 clues in total)
When you have solved this clue – click here, and enter the last word only of the decoded message (no capital letters). Important. If you are sure your password is correct and it doesn’t load, click the refresh button – that works for some reason!
This looks like fun! I’d like to try it. Where can I get a complete copy?
tes
yes, you can use your teacher login on TES:
http://www.tes.co.uk/teaching-resource/Maths-Murder-Mystery-A-Code-Breaking-Challenge-6337327/