Stranger Things Rounding Maths Mystery | KS2 & KS3 Place Value Activity

Step into Hawkins with this exciting rounding maths mystery inspired by Stranger Things! Pupils must use their rounding skills to solve the mystery of the missing Eggos 🧇 by discovering who took them, where they are hidden, and when it happened.

This engaging detective-style activity gives pupils plenty of practice rounding whole numbers and decimals while developing reasoning and problem-solving skills. Each suspect, location and time provides vital clues 🕵️—only accurate rounding will solve the mystery!

✅ Pupils will practise:

• Rounding whole numbers to the nearest 10, 100 and 1,000

• Rounding decimals to the nearest whole number

• Rounding to 1 decimal place

• Rounding to 2 decimal places

• Applying rounding skills to solve a real-life mystery

🎯 Perfect for:

• 📘 KS2 Maths (Years 5 & 6) – developing confidence with place value and rounding

• 📗 KS3 Maths (Year 7) – revision and consolidation of rounding and place value skills

💡 Ideal for:

• 🎉 Fun, engaging maths lessons

• 👥 Individual, paired or group work

• 🧠 Developing logical reasoning and problem-solving

• 📚 Revision, starters, plenaries or cover lessons

Can your pupils help Eleven solve the mystery before the Upside Down takes over? 👾🧇