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Proportions Mystery Message Digital and Printable Activity

Proportions mystery message: students solve 12 proportions, then use their answers with a decoding grid to reveal a hidden message.
Grades
Grades 6–8, Middle School
Pages
12
File type
PDF
Answer key
Included

Updated Oct 26, 2026

Subject
Math, Algebra
Topic
Matemaths, Proportions
Resource types
Worksheets, Worksheets & Printables
Answer key
Included
Standards
7.RP.A.1

About this resource

What's inside this resource

Let your students practice proportions and have fun with this interactive digital and printable Thanksgiving themed activity!

The activity is easy to use, there is no prep required. Simply print and go or share the link for the digital activity with your students.

How it works:

Students will solve 12 proportions to break the code and find the hidden message. Students will need to use their knowledge of proportions to solve every proportion.

Features:

  • Fun and engaging mystery theme

  • Rigorous Proportions practice problems

  • Easy to use

  • No prep required

  • Available in digital and printable formats

  • Solutions included

Benefits:

  • Helps students practice their Proportion skills

  • Improves problem-solving skills

  • Promotes critical thinking

  • Provides a fun and challenging learning experience

How to use:

Digital activity:

  1. Share the link to the digital activity with your students.

  2. Students will work independently or in pairs to solve the problems and break the code.

  3. Once they have solved all 12 problems, the hidden message will be revealed.

Printable activity:

  1. Print out the Proportions Mystery Message activity sheets.

  2. Distribute the activity sheets to your students.

  3. Students will work independently or in pairs to solve the problems and break the code.

  4. Once they have solved all 12 problems, the hidden message will be revealed.

Tips:

  • Encourage students to work together and share ideas.

  • If students get stuck, allow them to take a break and come back to the activity later.

  • You can also provide students with hints or clues if needed.

Differentiation:

  • For students who need more support, provide them with a reference sheet that includes the steps for solving proportions.

Assessment:

  • You can assess student understanding of proportions by observing them as they work on the activity or by collecting their completed activity sheets.

  • You can also use the included solutions to grade student work.

Extension activities:

  • Have students create their own proportion mystery messages for their classmates to solve.

  • Have students research real-world applications of proportions and share their findings with the class.

  • Have students complete a project on the history of proportions or on famous mathematicians who have made significant contributions to the field of proportions.

Since this activity is online, no google classroom or microsoft logins are necessary. Simply provide the link and they are ready to practice.

If you prefer the printable version, make a copy of the problems and share it with them.

Solutions are included for your convenience.

In the classroom

Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Solve proportions to find a missing value

Skills covered

  • Decoding — converting numeric answers into letters of a hidden message

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Curriculum

Standards, concepts & topics

Standards

  • 7.RP.A.1 — Compute unit rates associated with ratios of fractions, including ratios of lengths, areas and other quantities measured in like or different units. For example, if a person walks 1/2 mile in each 1/4 hour, compute the unit rate as the complex fraction 1/2/1/4 miles per hour, equivalently 2 miles per hour

Core concepts

  • Proportions
  • Solving for an unknown

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