Teacher Guide This lesson is designed to teach kids to ask a critical thinking question that you can’t just put into a search box to solve. To do that, we encourage them with smaller questions that search can help them answer. Make sure that you read the notes for each slide: they not only give you teaching tips but also provide answers and hints so you can help the kids if they are having trouble. Remember, you can always send feedback to the Bing in the Classroom team at You can learn more about the program at bing.com/classroom and follow the daily lessons on our Partners In Learning site. In Learning site Want to extend today’s lesson? Consider using Skype in the Classroom to arrange for your class to chat with another class in today’s location. And if you are using Windows 8, you can also use the Bing apps to learn more about this location and topic; the Travel and News apps in particular make great teaching tools.Skype in the Classroom This lesson is designed to teach the Common Core State Standard:

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Maine’s blueberry barrens possess a mystique that prompts anyone who’s visited during harvest to share stories of the landscape and the harvest. The wild, “lowbush” berries that grow in the barrens along Maine’s northern coast are smaller than commercially farmed blueberries, but are prized for their potent flavor. Some are still harvested with small metal rakes that pickers use to pull the fruit from the low bushes. But combine-style harvesting equipment can outpace the seasonal pickers. If you want to taste the fresh, wild blueberries, you’ll want to book a trip to Maine. Few are exported beyond the region, as they don’t preserve well unless they’re frozen. What are you doing next August? Main Critical Thinking Question

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