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.RST.11-12.7CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.11-12.7 Integrate and evaluate multiple sources of information presented in diverse formats and media (e.g., quantitative data, video, multimedia) in order to address a question or solve a problem. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.WHST.11-12.1.DCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.WHST.11-12.1.D Establish and maintain a formal style and objective tone while attending to the norms and conventions of the discipline in which they are writing. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.WHST.11-12.1.ECCSS.ELA-LITERACY.WHST.11-12.1.E Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from or supports the argument presented.

2. © Luciano Candisani/Minden Pictures Identify threats and solutions for conservation of the Pantanal wetlands.

3. The name for this massive South American alluvial plain, Pantanal, comes from the Portuguese word pântano, which translates roughly to “swamp.” And boy, they aren’t kidding. During the rainy season – November to March – as much as 80 percent of the Pantanal is submerged. So visit during the “dry” season, from around April to October, when the lower water levels make visible the vast array of wildlife in the region. In an area roughly ten times the size of the Everglades, there’s a lot to see here. Identify threats and solutions for conservation of the Pantanal wetlands.

4. 1 Image Search Using Bing Images to locate pictures of the Pantanal wetlands. 2 Web Search Describe characteristics of the Pantanal wetlands. Provide quantitative information that describes the wetlands. 3 Web Search Locate longitudinal data on Pantanal wetlands that provide information about conservation of the Pantanal wetlands. 4 News Search Locate news articles pertaining to threats to the Pantanal wetlands. 5 Web Search What conservation groups are working with the Pantanal wetlands? What are some of their initiatives and solutions? Identify threats and solutions for conservation of the Pantanal wetlands.

5. 5 Minutes Identify threats and solutions for conservation of the Pantanal wetlands.

6. 1 Image Search Using Bing Images to locate pictures of the Pantanal wetlands. 2 Web Search Describe characteristics of the Pantanal wetlands. Provide quantitative information that describes the wetlands. 3 Web Search Locate longitudinal data on Pantanal wetlands that provide information about conservation of the Pantanal wetlands. 4 News Search Locate news articles pertaining to threats to the Pantanal wetlands. 5 Web Search What conservation groups are working with the Pantanal wetlands? What are some of their initiatives and solutions? Identify threats and solutions for conservation of the Pantanal wetlands.

7. 1 Image Search Using Bing Images to locate pictures of the Pantanal wetlands. Identify threats and solutions for conservation of the Pantanal wetlands.

8. 2 Web Search Describe characteristics of the Pantanal wetlands. Provide quantitative information that describes the wetlands. Identify threats and solutions for conservation of the Pantanal wetlands.

9. 3 Web Search Locate longitudinal data on Pantanal wetlands that provide information about conservation of the Pantanal wetlands. Identify threats and solutions for conservation of the Pantanal wetlands.

10. 4 News Search Locate news articles pertaining to threats to the Pantanal wetlands. Identify threats and solutions for conservation of the Pantanal wetlands.

11. 5 Web Search What conservation groups are working with the Pantanal wetlands? What are some of their initiatives and solutions? Identify threats and solutions for conservation of the Pantanal wetlands.