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.9-10.7CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.7 Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question) or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry when appropriate; synthesize multiple sources on the subject, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.4CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.4 Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.1.ECCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.1.E Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the argument presented.

2. What is the purpose of UNESCO Heritage Sites? © Hung Wei/Shutterstock

3. Sometime during the 11 th century, the people living in the Shogawa River valley built homes in a style known as gasshō-zukuri. This A-frame design is constructed using only wood, rope, and thatch for the roof. Due to the isolated nature of the region, the homes that comprise the Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama have been mostly untouched by modern development. Visitors to the prefectures are essentially taking a trip back in time, which is what earned the villages UNESCO Heritage Site status. What is the purpose of UNESCO Heritage Sites?

4. 1 Web SearchWhat is a UNESCO Heritage Site? 2 Web Search What are 3 other UNESCO Heritage Sites and what gives them their status? 3 Web Search How common is it for an entire town or region to be declared a UNESCO Heritage Site? 4 Web Search What are the qualified the villages Shirakawa-go and Gokayama to be a UNESCO Heritage Site? 5 ThinkingWhat is the value of having UNESCO Heritage Sites? What is the purpose of UNESCO Heritage Sites?

5. 5 Minutes What is the purpose of UNESCO Heritage Sites?

6. 1 2 3 4 5 1 Web SearchWhat is a UNESCO Heritage Site? 2 Web Search What are 3 other UNESCO Heritage Sites and what gives them their status? 3 Web Search How common is it for an entire town or region to be declared a UNESCO Heritage Site? 4 Web Search What are the qualified the villages Shirakawa-go and Gokayama to be a UNESCO Heritage Site? 5 ThinkingWhat is the value of having UNESCO Heritage Sites? What is the purpose of UNESCO Heritage Sites?

7. 1 Web SearchWhat is a UNESCO Heritage Site? What is the purpose of UNESCO Heritage Sites?

8. 2 Web Search What are 3 other UNESCO Heritage Sites and what gives them their status? What is the purpose of UNESCO Heritage Sites?

9. 3 Web Search How common is it for an entire town or region to be declared a UNESCO Heritage Site? What is the purpose of UNESCO Heritage Sites?

10. 4 Web Search What are the qualified the villages Shirakawa-go and Gokayama to be a UNESCO Heritage Site? What is the purpose of UNESCO Heritage Sites?

11. 5 ThinkingWhat is the value of having UNESCO Heritage Sites? What is the purpose of UNESCO Heritage Sites?