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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Depending on who you talk with, today is Marine Day, Ocean Day, or Sea Day in Japan. No matter what you call it, it’s a day to reflect on how important the ocean is to the culture of Japan, an island nation. Though the roots of the holiday stretch back to 1876, it’s been a national holiday only since For many, Marine Day offers a chance to visit the beach, such as Odaiba Marine Park on Tokyo Bay. The park offers a pastoral seaside respite from bustling Tokyo, and today, visitors may see paper lanterns lit on the shore as the sun goes down. Main Critical Thinking Question

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