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 Alice Keeler is a mother of 5 and a teacher in Fresno, California. She has her B.A in Mathematics, M.S. in Educational Media Design and Technology and is currently working on a doctorate in Educational Technology with an emphasis in games and simulations. EdTech speaker, blogger, and presenter. Founder of coffeeEDU, a 1 hour conference event for educators. New Media Consortium Horizon report advisory panel member. High school math teacher for 14 years. Currently teaching pre-service teachers curriculum, instruction and technology at California State University Fresno. Teaches online for Fresno Pacific University in the Masters in Educational Technology. Passionate that kids are not failures, researches gamification in education to increase student motivation. This lesson is designed to teach the Common Core State Standard: English Language Arts CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.4CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.4 Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.1.E CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.1.E Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the argument presented.

2. What effect does having access to human environments have on animals? © Robert McGouey/All Canada Photos/Corbis

3. A close relative to the white-tailed deer, mule deer live primarily in the Rocky Mountains of North America, though they can be found in a wider range throughout the land west of the Missouri River. This time of year, mule deer forage on seasonal foods they can’t get during the harsh winter months: berries, grasses and, where human habitat encroaches, garden plants. As autumn approaches, bucks will put those mighty antlers to use as they fight each other in an effort to attract a mate. The larger the rack, the more healthy the buck. And large antlers mean a buck is better equipped to wrestle an opponent to the ground. Hello, ladies! What effect does having access to human environments have on animals?

4. 1 Web Search What species or populations have become dependent upon humans for food? 2 Web SearchHow can being near human settlements provide protections for animals? 3 Web Search What additional dangers might animals be exposed to when their habitation is close to humans? 4 Web SearchHow can human habitation affect the ecosystem? 5 Thinking What ethical responsibility to people have to not impact the environment around them? What effect does having access to human environments have on animals?

5. 5 Minutes What effect does having access to human environments have on animals?

6. 1 Web Search What species or populations have become dependent upon humans for food? 2 Web SearchHow can being near human settlements provide protections for animals? 3 Web Search What additional dangers might animals be exposed to when their habitation is close to humans? 4 Web SearchHow can human habitation affect the ecosystem? 5 Thinking What ethical responsibility to people have to not impact the environment around them? What effect does having access to human environments have on animals?

7. 1 Web Search What species or populations have become dependent upon humans for food? What effect does having access to human environments have on animals?

8. 2 Web SearchHow can being near human settlements provide protections for animals? What effect does having access to human environments have on animals?

9. 3 Web Search What additional dangers might animals be exposed to when their habitation is close to humans? What effect does having access to human environments have on animals?

10. 4 Web SearchHow can human habitation affect the ecosystem? What effect does having access to human environments have on animals?

11. 5 Thinking What ethical responsibility to people have to not impact the environment around them? What effect does having access to human environments have on animals?