Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha...

Well here is my idea for cramming in a topic we won't really get to cover until AFTER STAR testing...I am sooooooooooo ready for the Common Core Assessments, however they look. Real math, real thinking...

Evaluate:

for f(-2) and f(0) and f(4)

Evaluate:  

for f(-2) and f(0) and f(4)


What do you notice?


Now Simplify                                       
I am guessing I will get something looking like this:
(or whatever other permutations your imagination will drum up)



OH NO MR. BILL!!! What just happened?????

Hopefully now they will be a tiny bit motivated ( beg even?) for the math.