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Copy of Evaluating Expressions

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Why it worked

The video likely resonated because it presented a creative and engaging way to teach a typically dry subject (evaluating expressions) by gamifying it with a popular theme (football). This approach taps into the desire for fun and competition in learning, making it relatable and shareable for educators.

Summary

The video shows a Google Sheet titled "Evaluating Expressions" designed as a football game. The on-screen text explains that the game turns evaluating expressions into a football match, making middle schoolers very concerned about getting the right answers. The game involves racing to score a touchdown, with the first person to do so winning.

Structure

1Introduction of the "Evaluating Expressions" football game
2Explanation of the game's objective: race to score a touchdown
3Demonstration of the game's engagement with middle schoolers
4Emphasis on making practice fun and competitive

On-screen text

Copy of Evaluating Expressions Evaluating Expressions DIRECTIONS: Race to score a touchdown. The first person to make a touchdown, wins! TOUCH DOWN! TOUCH DOWN! POV: you turned evaluating expressions into a football game and suddenly your middle schoolers are VERY concerned about getting the right answer. 😂🏈

Original caption

Apparently the secret to getting middle schoolers VERY invested in evaluating expressions is…putting a football game on the line. 😂🏈 Partners enter their answers, the football moves when they’re correct, and suddenly practice feels a whole lot less like another worksheet. And that’s always my goal with engagement resources: make it fun without losing the actual math. Standards-aligned practice. A little competition. And significantly more “WAIT, let me check my answer!” 😂 This football game + hundreds of other scaffolded, editable resources for middle school math + Algebra 1 are inside my membership. ➡️ Comment SQUAD and I’ll send you the link to check out the resource library. 💜