⛏️ MinecraftGrade 3Reading: grades 1-2AdditionSubtractionMultiplicationSkip countingDivision
The Mystery of the Missing Beacon
Someone broke into the crafting temple. They stole the shiny beacon! We must find the bad griefer.
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 | primary tool | escape block | swing hand | hair color | best defense |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martyn | golden shovel | slime blocks | left handed swings | blonde hair | splash potions |
| Cleo | diamond pickaxe | ender pearls | left handed swings | brown hair | splash potions |
| Lizzie | golden shovel | slime blocks | right handed swings | blonde hair | tamed wolves |
| Jimmy | netherite sword | obsidian blocks | right handed swings | black hair | tamed wolves |
| Rendog | iron axe | ender pearls | left handed swings | blonde hair | tamed wolves |
| Wels | diamond pickaxe | slime blocks | right handed swings | blonde hair | tamed wolves |
| Tango | netherite sword | redstone dust | right handed swings | blonde hair | tamed wolves |
| Pearl | enchanted bow | water buckets | right handed swings | blonde hair | tamed wolves |
| DanTDM | golden shovel | obsidian blocks | left handed swings | blonde hair | snow golem snowballs |
| Grian | diamond pickaxe | water buckets | left handed swings | brown hair | tamed wolves |
| Alex | enchanted bow | slime blocks | right handed swings | black hair | splash potions |
| Joel | netherite sword | obsidian blocks | right handed swings | brown hair | tamed wolves |
| Steve | iron axe | redstone dust | right handed swings | brown hair | splash potions |
| Stampy | golden shovel | water buckets | left handed swings | blonde hair | snow golem snowballs |
| Gemini | golden shovel | redstone dust | right handed swings | black hair | snow golem snowballs |
| Iskall | diamond pickaxe | ender pearls | right handed swings | blonde hair | snow golem snowballs |
| False | golden shovel | ender pearls | right handed swings | black hair | tamed wolves |
| Etho | enchanted bow | slime blocks | right handed swings | blonde hair | tamed wolves |
| Impulse | netherite sword | redstone dust | left handed swings | brown hair | snow golem snowballs |
| Mumbo | iron axe | slime blocks | left handed swings | blonde hair | tamed wolves |
| Beef | netherite sword | redstone dust | right handed swings | brown hair | tamed wolves |
Clue 1
Addition
We need to count our porkchops. We add the old food to the new food. Let us find out how many we have.
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
250
582
315
226
919
781
315
806
315
919
322
781
322
247
450
T
250
225
502
315
919
315
322
502
T
250
450
247
315
322
225
502
T
250
165 + 85 =T
132 + 93 =U
124 + 198 =D
615 + 304 =R
210 + 240 =O
408 + 174 =H
515 + 266 =I
118 + 108 =G
104 + 143 =N
113 + 202 =E
546 + 260 =F
290 + 212 =S
0/12 letters found
Clue 2
Subtraction
A creeper blew up some of our torches. We lost some. Let us subtract to find how many torches are left.
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
771
221
642
449
188
515
793
169
729
693
810
679
449
795
793
T
771
221
642
188
693
129
129
693
810
642
810
515
169
221
T
771
221
693
793
331
642
331
818 - 47 =T
643 - 194 =S
334 - 113 =H
932 - 122 =R
588 - 400 =W
922 - 127 =O
461 - 332 =L
756 - 63 =A
949 - 270 =K
434 - 265 =G
902 - 260 =E
928 - 135 =N
720 - 205 =I
756 - 27 =M
336 - 5 =D
0/15 letters found
Clue 3
Multiplication facts (1-12)
We are planting wheat. We have three rows of seeds. Let us multiply to find the total.
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
84
32
8
6
70
49
9
81
144
6
44
49
90
81
81
121
32
2
24
32
T
84
T
84
25
90
44
121
32
70
132
2
90
6
80
6
2
7 × 12 =T
9 × 9 =L
5 × 5 =H
1 × 6 =E
1 × 8 =M
12 × 12 =V
9 × 10 =I
10 × 7 =D
11 × 11 =B
12 × 11 =G
2 × 1 =R
4 × 11 =S
7 × 7 =W
9 × 1 =O
4 × 6 =K
8 × 4 =A
8 × 10 =F
0/17 letters found
Clue 4
Skip counting
Look at the path. The blocks go up by twos. Let us skip count to find the missing 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.
W
12
14
36
20
70
16
40
9
6
20
16
40
14
130
28
21
35
20
16
10
130
14
65
35
28
36
10
21
16
140
10
28
9
6
14
Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, ___, 14, 16W
Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, ___, 12, 15B
Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, ___, 50, 60D
Skip-count by 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, ___, 40, 45R
Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, ___, 16, 18E
Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, ___, 30, 32A
Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, ___, 24, 27I
Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, ___, 18, 20N
Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 110, 120, ___, 140, 150H
Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, ___, 80, 90U
Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, ___, 12, 14T
Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, ___, 22, 24O
Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, ___, 8, 10L
Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 110, 120, 130, ___, 150, 160G
Skip-count by 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, ___, 70, 75C
Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, 33, ___, 39, 42F
0/16 letters found
Clue 5
Division facts (1-12) — the last clue
We found a chest of diamonds. We must share them equally. Let us divide them up.
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
20 ÷ 10 = ?
28 ÷ 7 = ?
36 ÷ 12 = ?
60 ÷ 10 = ?
10 ÷ 10 = ?
30 ÷ 6 = ?
84 ÷ 12 = ?
80 ÷ 8 = ?
144 ÷ 12 = ?
132 ÷ 12 = ?
24 ÷ 3 = ?
Step 2 — cross out the sentence with each answer
1.The villain blows up the obsidian wall, then blocks the chase with heavy obsidian blocks.
2.The villain blows up the obsidian wall, then jumps away on bouncy green slime blocks.
3.The villain sneaks past the iron golem, then jumps away on bouncy green slime blocks.
4.The villain blows up the obsidian wall, then slides down a hill using water buckets.
5.The villain digs through the stone roof, then escapes by lighting redstone dust trails.
6.The villain sneaks past the iron golem, then slides down a hill using water buckets.
7.The villain smashes the wooden door, then slides down a hill using water buckets.
8.The villain digs through the stone roof, then teleports far away with ender pearls.
9.The villain smashes the wooden door, then jumps away on bouncy green slime blocks.
10.The villain digs through the stone roof, then slides down a hill using water buckets.
11.The villain blows up the obsidian wall, then escapes by lighting redstone dust trails.
12.The villain smashes the wooden door, then teleports far away with ender pearls.
Solve it
Name the culprit
Choose the one suspect left standing.
Answer Key — The Mystery of the Missing Beacon
Culprit: Wels (diamond pickaxe · slime blocks · right handed swings · blonde hair · tamed wolves)
- Clue 1 (Addition): "THE GRIEFER DID NOT USE REDSTONE DUST"165 + 85 = 250 (T) · 132 + 93 = 225 (U) · 124 + 198 = 322 (D) · 615 + 304 = 919 (R) · 210 + 240 = 450 (O) · 408 + 174 = 582 (H) · 515 + 266 = 781 (I) · 118 + 108 = 226 (G) · 104 + 143 = 247 (N) · 113 + 202 = 315 (E) · 546 + 260 = 806 (F) · 290 + 212 = 502 (S)
- Clue 2 (Subtraction): "THE SWING MARKS ON THE WALL ARE RIGHT HANDED"818 - 47 = 771 (T) · 643 - 194 = 449 (S) · 334 - 113 = 221 (H) · 932 - 122 = 810 (R) · 588 - 400 = 188 (W) · 922 - 127 = 795 (O) · 461 - 332 = 129 (L) · 756 - 63 = 693 (A) · 949 - 270 = 679 (K) · 434 - 265 = 169 (G) · 902 - 260 = 642 (E) · 928 - 135 = 793 (N) · 720 - 205 = 515 (I) · 756 - 27 = 729 (M) · 336 - 5 = 331 (D)
- Clue 3 (Multiplication facts (1-12)): "TAMED WOLVES WILL BARK AT THIS BAD GRIEFER"7 × 12 = 84 (T) · 9 × 9 = 81 (L) · 5 × 5 = 25 (H) · 1 × 6 = 6 (E) · 1 × 8 = 8 (M) · 12 × 12 = 144 (V) · 9 × 10 = 90 (I) · 10 × 7 = 70 (D) · 11 × 11 = 121 (B) · 12 × 11 = 132 (G) · 2 × 1 = 2 (R) · 4 × 11 = 44 (S) · 7 × 7 = 49 (W) · 9 × 1 = 9 (O) · 4 × 6 = 24 (K) · 8 × 4 = 32 (A) · 8 × 10 = 80 (F)
- Clue 4 (Skip counting): "WE FOUND BLONDE HAIR ON THE CRAFTING TABLE"Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, ___, 14, 16 = 12 (W) · Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, ___, 12, 15 = 9 (B) · Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, ___, 50, 60 = 40 (D) · Skip-count by 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, ___, 40, 45 = 35 (R) · Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, ___, 16, 18 = 14 (E) · Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, ___, 30, 32 = 28 (A) · Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, ___, 24, 27 = 21 (I) · Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, ___, 18, 20 = 16 (N) · Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 110, 120, ___, 140, 150 = 130 (H) · Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, ___, 80, 90 = 70 (U) · Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, ___, 12, 14 = 10 (T) · Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, ___, 22, 24 = 20 (O) · Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, ___, 8, 10 = 6 (L) · Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 110, 120, 130, ___, 150, 160 = 140 (G) · Skip-count by 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, ___, 70, 75 = 65 (C) · Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, 33, ___, 39, 42 = 36 (F)
- Clue 5 (Division facts (1-12)): surviving statement (box 9) → Wels20 ÷ 10 = 2 · 28 ÷ 7 = 4 · 36 ÷ 12 = 3 · 60 ÷ 10 = 6 · 10 ÷ 10 = 1 · 30 ÷ 6 = 5 · 84 ÷ 12 = 7 · 80 ÷ 8 = 10 · 144 ÷ 12 = 12 · 132 ÷ 12 = 11 · 24 ÷ 3 = 8
About this mystery
- Grade level
- Grade 3 math
- Math topics
- Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Skip counting, Division
- Reading level
- grades 1-2
- Theme
- The Mystery of the Missing Beacon — set in The Blocky Hills
- Format
- Interactive online & printable worksheet with answer key
- Solution
- One unique, verified culprit among 21 suspects