1. 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 BingInTheClassroom@Microsoft.com. You can learn more about the program at bing.com/classroom and follow the daily lessons on our Partners In Learning site. BingInTheClassroom@Microsoft.combing.com/classroomPartners 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 lives in New York City. She works in the Youth Services Department at the Educational Alliance as the Assistant Director for Higher Education Initiatives, where she specifically oversees college prep programming for high school seniors, and academic enrichment programming for middle school students. Ja’Dell previously taught high school in Philadelphia public schools, and implemented college access programming at Chester High School in Chester, Pennsylvania. 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. This fall, she will begin her doctoral studies in the Department of Sociology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. In addition to her 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.7.1CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.7.1Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.7.2CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.7.2Determine two or more central ideas in a text and analyze their development over the course of the text; provide an objective summary of the text. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.7.3CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.7.3Analyze the interactions between individuals, events, and ideas in a text (e.g., how ideas influence individuals or events, or how individuals influence ideas or events).

2. © Alkalyne/Getty Images Do you recognize the influence of the silver fern frond on tattoos of the Maori? What meaning does this bodily display carry among the Maori?

3. A silver fern frond in New Zealand may open up to a full length of 10 feet or more, and the full plant itself may climb to more than 30 feet. Endemic to New Zealand, the shape of these furled up fronds influenced the symbolic carvings and tattoos of the native Maori culture. Known as the “koru” – “loop” in Maori – the fern-inspired spiral represents growth and new life. Do you recognize the influence of the silver fern frond on tattoos of the Maori? What meaning does this bodily display carry among the Maori?

4. 1 Web SearchWho are the Maori? What is their history? 2 Map SearchLocate the homeland of the Maori people on a map. 3 Image Search Find examples of the tattoos of the Maori people, especially those that show the influence of the sliver fern frond. 4 Web Search What meanings do the tattoos carry in the Maori culture? What name is given to these tattoos in the Maori culture? 5 Web Search How is the traditional procedure used to make the Maori tattoos unique from tattoos most common around the world? Do you recognize the influence of the silver fern frond on tattoos of the Maori? What meaning does this bodily display carry among the Maori?

5. 5 Minutes Do you recognize the influence of the silver fern frond on tattoos of the Maori? What meaning does this bodily display carry among the Maori?

6. 1 Web SearchWho are the Maori? What is their history? 2 Map SearchLocate the homeland of the Maori people on a map. 3 Image Search Find examples of the tattoos of the Maori people, especially those that show the influence of the sliver fern frond. 4 Web Search What meanings do the tattoos carry in the Maori culture? What name is given to these tattoos in the Maori culture? 5 Web Search How is the traditional procedure used to make the Maori tattoos unique from tattoos most common around the world? Do you recognize the influence of the silver fern frond on tattoos of the Maori? What meaning does this bodily display carry among the Maori?

7. 1 Web SearchWho are the Maori? What is their history? Do you recognize the influence of the silver fern frond on tattoos of the Maori? What meaning does this bodily display carry among the Maori?

8. 2 Map SearchLocate the homeland of the Maori people on a map. Do you recognize the influence of the silver fern frond on tattoos of the Maori? What meaning does this bodily display carry among the Maori?

9. 3 Image Search Find examples of the tattoos of the Maori people, especially those that show the influence of the sliver fern frond. Do you recognize the influence of the silver fern frond on tattoos of the Maori? What meaning does this bodily display carry among the Maori?

10. 4 Web Search What meanings do the tattoos carry in the Maori culture? What name is given to these tattoos in the Maori culture? Do you recognize the influence of the silver fern frond on tattoos of the Maori? What meaning does this bodily display carry among the Maori?

11. 5 Web Search How is the traditional procedure used to make the Maori tattoos unique from tattoos most common around the world? Do you recognize the influence of the silver fern frond on tattoos of the Maori? What meaning does this bodily display carry among the Maori?