🚀 Space, Cats, Soccer, BasketbGrade 1Reading: grades 3-4AdditionSubtractionSkip countingPlace valueMissing addends
The Cosmic Cup Heist
The Golden Soccer-Ball Trophy has vanished from the Astro-Cat Dome! A sneaky space cat snuck into the locker rooms during the halftime show. Now we must use our math scanners to find the thief among the galactic players.
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 | Soccer Skill | Space Gear | Dominant Paw | Fur Color | Distraction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whisker West-brook | gravity dribbling | rocket-booster boots | right-pawed shoot | neon orange fur | spritz water bottles |
| Harry Kitten | laser-pointer chasing | diamond armor | left-pawed shoot | neon orange fur | laser pointer beams |
| Mo Sal-claw | hyper-jumping | hover-board glider | left-pawed shoot | neon orange fur | squeaky dog toys |
| Claw-de Mbappe | laser-pointer chasing | diamond armor | right-pawed shoot | neon orange fur | squeaky dog toys |
| Miaw Hamm | ender-teleporting | diamond armor | right-pawed shoot | neon orange fur | squeaky dog toys |
| Kobe Cat | yarn-ball blocking | rocket-booster boots | left-pawed shoot | neon orange fur | spritz water bottles |
| Steph Furry | hyper-jumping | diamond armor | right-pawed shoot | neon orange fur | squeaky dog toys |
| Cat-erine De-mew | hyper-jumping | zero-g jetpack | right-pawed shoot | cosmic blue fur | squeaky dog toys |
| Larry Bird-catcher | ender-teleporting | rocket-booster boots | right-pawed shoot | neon orange fur | spritz water bottles |
| Leo Meowssi | laser-pointer chasing | zero-g jetpack | left-pawed shoot | cosmic blue fur | squeaky dog toys |
| Giannis Anteto-cat | laser-pointer chasing | hover-board glider | right-pawed shoot | emerald green fur | laser pointer beams |
| Paw-lo Maldini | hyper-jumping | rocket-booster boots | right-pawed shoot | neon orange fur | squeaky dog toys |
| Virgil van-Cat | laser-pointer chasing | obsidian helmet | right-pawed shoot | cosmic blue fur | laser pointer beams |
| Jude Bel-mew | yarn-ball blocking | hover-board glider | right-pawed shoot | cosmic blue fur | squeaky dog toys |
| Ney-mew | ender-teleporting | obsidian helmet | right-pawed shoot | emerald green fur | laser pointer beams |
| Cristiano Ronald-cat | gravity dribbling | zero-g jetpack | right-pawed shoot | neon orange fur | squeaky dog toys |
| Son Heung-min-cat | gravity dribbling | hover-board glider | right-pawed shoot | neon orange fur | spritz water bottles |
| Purr-ly Jordan | yarn-ball blocking | diamond armor | left-pawed shoot | emerald green fur | laser pointer beams |
| LeBron Purr | laser-pointer chasing | rocket-booster boots | right-pawed shoot | cosmic blue fur | squeaky dog toys |
| Kevin De-purr | hyper-jumping | zero-g jetpack | right-pawed shoot | emerald green fur | spritz water bottles |
| Luka Don-hiss | gravity dribbling | obsidian helmet | left-pawed shoot | cosmic blue fur | spritz water bottles |
Clue 1
Addition
A friendly robot sweeps the locker room floors. It counts the muddy footprints. If we add the prints from the left side and the right side together, we can unlock the first safe!
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
4
18
10
T
4
18
9
10
11
16
5
10
2
15
5
T
4
8
2
10
20
14
10
T
4
12
20
19
3
1 + 3 =T
10 + 5 =N
6 + 4 =E
8 + 4 =P
1 + 1 =S
8 + 6 =J
8 + 8 =D
13 + 5 =H
1 + 2 =K
7 + 12 =C
13 + 7 =A
1 + 4 =O
3 + 6 =I
6 + 5 =F
4 + 4 =U
0/15 letters found
Clue 2
Subtraction
The stadium screen shows how many soccer balls are left. The referee started with a full bag of balls, but some were kicked into space. Subtract the lost balls to get our next code.
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
5
17
11
1
9
16
17
T
5
18
3
15
18
1
9
7
T
5
15
3
10
10
11
11
7
12
7
T
5
17
11
2
3
14
14
7 - 2 =T
20 - 2 =P
12 - 1 =E
17 - 2 =W
3 - 2 =R
11 - 1 =S
18 - 1 =H
19 - 3 =G
7 - 5 =B
7 - 4 =A
11 - 2 =I
8 - 1 =N
20 - 6 =L
15 - 3 =O
0/14 letters found
Clue 3
Skip counting
We find a path of glowing obsidian blocks leading toward the rocket pad. The blocks are numbered by twos. Let us count by twos to find the missing block number!
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
90
30
55
T
90
30
22
55
27
65
20
25
20
60
20
36
27
65
16
70
110
120
12
55
20
6
36
T
90
16
36
110
Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, ___, 100, 110T
Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, ___, 30, 33F
Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, 33, ___, 39, 42Y
Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 110, ___, 130, 140Q
Skip-count by 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, ___, 60, 65E
Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, ___, 24, 26I
Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, ___, 120, 130S
Skip-count by 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, ___, 70, 75R
Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, ___, 22, 24A
Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, ___, 80, 90M
Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, ___, 14, 16U
Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, ___, 40, 50H
Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, ___, 18, 20O
Skip-count by 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, 20, ___, 30, 35N
Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, ___, 8, 10K
Skip-count by 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, ___, 65, 70W
0/16 letters found
Clue 4
Place value
The team scanner counts the cosmic energy level. It shows a number with tens and ones. Look at the tens place to find out which wire to cut next!
Solve each problem to learn its letter. Then write that letter in every box that shows the same number, and read the secret clue.
N
38
34
94
N
38
94
70
58
N
38
28
34
40
45
70
48
58
84
87
34
40
14
94
N
38
14
49
34
N
38
34
14
What number has 3 tens and 8 ones?N
What number has 7 tens and 0 ones?R
What number has 2 tens and 8 ones?G
What number has 4 tens and 5 ones?U
What number has 4 tens and 8 ones?W
What number has 4 tens and 0 ones?F
What number has 4 tens and 9 ones?H
What number has 8 tens and 7 ones?L
What number has 8 tens and 4 ones?S
What number has 3 tens and 4 ones?E
What number has 1 ten and 4 ones?T
What number has 5 tens and 8 ones?A
What number has 9 tens and 4 ones?O
0/13 letters found
Clue 5
Missing addends — the last clue
We need ten fuel canisters to start the security camera. We only have some of them. Let us figure out how many more canisters we must find to reach ten!
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
9 + ___ = 12
7 + ___ = 18
10 + ___ = 20
4 + ___ = 6
6 + ___ = 18
4 + ___ = 11
8 + ___ = 12
9 + ___ = 10
6 + ___ = 11
6 + ___ = 15
2 + ___ = 8
Step 2 — cross out the sentence with each answer
1.The villain teleported past the goalie, then activated rocket-booster boots.
2.The villain blocked the exit with giant yarn, then put on a heavy obsidian helmet.
3.The villain jumped over the stadium roof, then crafted strong diamond armor.
4.The villain chased a laser into the vault, then put on a heavy obsidian helmet.
5.The villain blocked the exit with giant yarn, then crafted strong diamond armor.
6.The villain teleported past the goalie, then put on a heavy obsidian helmet.
7.The villain blocked the exit with giant yarn, then activated rocket-booster boots.
8.The villain jumped over the stadium roof, then activated rocket-booster boots.
9.The villain teleported past the goalie, then zipped away on a hover-board glider.
10.The villain chased a laser into the vault, then crafted strong diamond armor.
11.The villain teleported past the goalie, then crafted strong diamond armor.
12.The villain chased a laser into the vault, then zipped away on a hover-board glider.
Solve it
Name the culprit
Choose the one suspect left standing.
Answer Key — The Cosmic Cup Heist
Culprit: Paw-lo Maldini (hyper-jumping · rocket-booster boots · right-pawed shoot · neon orange fur · squeaky dog toys)
- Clue 1 (Addition): "THE THIEF DOES NOT USE A JETPACK"1 + 3 = 4 (T) · 10 + 5 = 15 (N) · 6 + 4 = 10 (E) · 8 + 4 = 12 (P) · 1 + 1 = 2 (S) · 8 + 6 = 14 (J) · 8 + 8 = 16 (D) · 13 + 5 = 18 (H) · 1 + 2 = 3 (K) · 7 + 12 = 19 (C) · 13 + 7 = 20 (A) · 1 + 4 = 5 (O) · 3 + 6 = 9 (I) · 6 + 5 = 11 (F) · 4 + 4 = 8 (U)
- Clue 2 (Subtraction): "THE RIGHT PAW PRINT WAS SEEN ON THE BALL"7 - 2 = 5 (T) · 20 - 2 = 18 (P) · 12 - 1 = 11 (E) · 17 - 2 = 15 (W) · 3 - 2 = 1 (R) · 11 - 1 = 10 (S) · 18 - 1 = 17 (H) · 19 - 3 = 16 (G) · 7 - 5 = 2 (B) · 7 - 4 = 3 (A) · 11 - 2 = 9 (I) · 8 - 1 = 7 (N) · 20 - 6 = 14 (L) · 15 - 3 = 12 (O)
- Clue 3 (Skip counting): "THE THIEF RAN AWAY FROM SQUEAKY TOYS"Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, ___, 100, 110 = 90 (T) · Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, ___, 30, 33 = 27 (F) · Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, 33, ___, 39, 42 = 36 (Y) · Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 110, ___, 130, 140 = 120 (Q) · Skip-count by 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, ___, 60, 65 = 55 (E) · Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, ___, 24, 26 = 22 (I) · Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, ___, 120, 130 = 110 (S) · Skip-count by 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, ___, 70, 75 = 65 (R) · Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, ___, 22, 24 = 20 (A) · Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, ___, 80, 90 = 70 (M) · Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, ___, 14, 16 = 12 (U) · Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, ___, 40, 50 = 30 (H) · Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, ___, 18, 20 = 16 (O) · Skip-count by 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, 20, ___, 30, 35 = 25 (N) · Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, ___, 8, 10 = 6 (K) · Skip-count by 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, ___, 65, 70 = 60 (W)
- Clue 4 (Place value): "NEON ORANGE FUR WAS LEFT ON THE NET"What number has 3 tens and 8 ones? = 38 (N) · What number has 7 tens and 0 ones? = 70 (R) · What number has 2 tens and 8 ones? = 28 (G) · What number has 4 tens and 5 ones? = 45 (U) · What number has 4 tens and 8 ones? = 48 (W) · What number has 4 tens and 0 ones? = 40 (F) · What number has 4 tens and 9 ones? = 49 (H) · What number has 8 tens and 7 ones? = 87 (L) · What number has 8 tens and 4 ones? = 84 (S) · What number has 3 tens and 4 ones? = 34 (E) · What number has 1 ten and 4 ones? = 14 (T) · What number has 5 tens and 8 ones? = 58 (A) · What number has 9 tens and 4 ones? = 94 (O)
- Clue 5 (Missing addends): surviving statement (box 8) → Paw-lo Maldini9 + ___ = 12 = 3 · 7 + ___ = 18 = 11 · 10 + ___ = 20 = 10 · 4 + ___ = 6 = 2 · 6 + ___ = 18 = 12 · 4 + ___ = 11 = 7 · 8 + ___ = 12 = 4 · 9 + ___ = 10 = 1 · 6 + ___ = 11 = 5 · 6 + ___ = 15 = 9 · 2 + ___ = 8 = 6
About this mystery
- Grade level
- Grade 1 math
- Math topics
- Addition, Subtraction, Skip counting, Place value, Missing addends
- Reading level
- grades 3-4
- Theme
- The Cosmic Cup Heist — set in Astro-Cat Dome on Planet Meow-Two
- Format
- Interactive online & printable worksheet with answer key
- Solution
- One unique, verified culprit among 21 suspects