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 Ja'Dell Davis is a Los Angeles native who currently divides her time between New York City and Madison, Wisconsin. She is currently a graduate student at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, pursing a PhD in Sociology. Ja’Dell previously taught high school in Philadelphia public schools, and implemented college access and academic enrichment programming in Chester, Pennsylvania and New York City in Manhattan’s Lower East Side neighborhood. Ja’Dell received her B.A. from Swarthmore College with a special major in History and Educational Studies, and a minor in Black Studies. She completed her M.S.Ed in Secondary School Education at the University of Pennsylvania. In addition to her studies and work in the education field, Ja’Dell is a dancer, musician, avid people watcher, and Scrabble enthusiast. This lesson is designed to teach the Common Core State Standard: Reading: Informational Text CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.6.1CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.6.1Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.6.2CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.6.2Determine a central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions or judgments. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.6.3CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.6.3Analyze in detail how a key individual, event, or idea is introduced, illustrated, and elaborated in a text (e.g., through examples or anecdotes).

What is the history of palm trees in Southern California? © Richard Cummins/Corbis

A sunny Mediterranean climate warms the Temecula Valley in southern California. And because it’s California, palm trees abound, including species both native and nonnative. So during the holiday season, locals make the most of the trees readily at hand. What is the history of palm trees in Southern California?

1 Thinking Where else in the world do you expect to find palm trees? Name some place you think of when you hear “palm trees”. 2 Map Search Find Temecula Valley on a map to show where in California this place is located. 3 Web SearchWhich species of palm tree is native to California? 4 Web Search What was the landscape of California like before the introduction of palm trees? 5 Web Search Before palm trees were a symbol of California’s warm climate, how were native palm trees used by people native to this region? What is the history of palm trees in Southern California?

5 Minutes What is the history of palm trees in Southern California?

1 Thinking Where else in the world do you expect to find palm trees? Name some place you think of when you hear “palm trees”. 2 Map Search Find Temecula Valley on a map to show where in California this place is located. 3 Web SearchWhich species of palm tree is native to California? 4 Web Search What was the landscape of California like before the introduction of palm trees? 5 Web Search Before palm trees were a symbol of California’s warm climate, how were native palm trees used by people native to this region? What is the history of palm trees in Southern California?

1 Thinking Where else in the world do you expect to find palm trees? Name some place you think of when you hear “palm trees”. What is the history of palm trees in Southern California?

2 Map Search Find Temecula Valley on a map to show where in California this place is located. What is the history of palm trees in Southern California?

3 Web SearchWhich species of palm tree is native to California? What is the history of palm trees in Southern California?

4 Web Search What was the landscape of California like before the introduction of palm trees? What is the history of palm trees in Southern California?

5 Web Search Before palm trees were a symbol of California’s warm climate, how were native palm trees used by people native to this region? What is the history of palm trees in Southern California?