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. Does having tiger parks breed captive tigers as a source of tiger-bone medicine, decrease poaching of wild tigers? © Hans Kuczka/Aurora Photos

3. The male Siberian tiger can weigh in at more than 400 pounds and measures longer than 6 feet from nose to tail. So we consider ourselves lucky that most of us will only ever see these magnificent predators from the safety of zoos, like this one in Antwerp, Belgium. In their natural habitat, the mountainous Sikhote Alin region, Siberian tigers are endangered. Poaching is one of the primary problems, but habitat loss has also been a factor. Because the larger range of the tigers includes portions of China, the Chinese and Russian governments have made joint efforts recently to work on stronger protection efforts to preserve the tigers. Does having tiger parks breed captive tigers as a source of tiger-bone medicine, decrease poaching of wild tigers?

4. 1 Web SearchWhy was the Siberian Tiger Park created in 1986? 2 Web SearchHow many Siberian Tigers are in the wild? How many are in captivity? 3 Web Search Why are Siberian Tigers endangered? What are the poached tigers used for? 4 Thinking Would introducing captive tigers into the wild help to increase tiger populations in the wild? Why? 5 Thinking Despite bans on tiger parts, poaching remains prevalent. What are ways poaching could be decreased or eliminated? Does having tiger parks breed captive tigers as a source of tiger-bone medicine decrease poaching of wild tigers?

5. 5 Minutes Does having tiger parks breed captive tigers as a source of tiger-bone medicine, decrease poaching of wild tigers?

6. 1 Web SearchWhy was the Siberian Tiger Park created in 1986? 2 Web SearchHow many Siberian Tigers are in the wild? How many are in captivity? 3 Web Search Why are Siberian Tigers endangered? What are the poached tigers used for? 4 Thinking Would introducing captive tigers into the wild help to increase tiger populations in the wild? Why? 5 Thinking Despite bans on tiger parts, poaching remains prevalent. What are ways poaching could be decreased or eliminated? Does having tiger parks breed captive tigers as a source of tiger-bone medicine decrease poaching of wild tigers?

7. 1 Web SearchWhy was the Siberian Tiger Park created in 1986? Does having tiger parks breed captive tigers as a source of tiger-bone medicine, decrease poaching of wild tigers?

8. 2 Web SearchHow many Siberian Tigers are in the wild? How many are in captivity? Does having tiger parks breed captive tigers as a source of tiger-bone medicine, decrease poaching of wild tigers?

9. 3 Web Search Why are Siberian Tigers endangered? What are the poached tigers used for? Does having tiger parks breed captive tigers as a source of tiger-bone medicine, decrease poaching of wild tigers?

10. 4 Thinking Would introducing captive tigers into the wild help to increase tiger populations in the wild? Why? Does having tiger parks breed captive tigers as a source of tiger-bone medicine, decrease poaching of wild tigers?

11. 5 Thinking Despite bans on tiger parts, poaching remains prevalent. What are ways poaching could be decreased or eliminated? Does having tiger parks breed captive tigers as a source of tiger-bone medicine, decrease poaching of wild tigers?