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 Christy is a former high school English and creative writing teacher, a former technology coordinator for a K-12 school district, and a current instructional technology specialist at Round Rock ISD. She is a flipped certified teacher, an avid blogger, and an instructional technology geek--always on the lookout for new tools to improve education, enhance digital literacy and digital citizenship curricula, and change the educational framework. Christy also co-organizes EdTech Women and EdTech Austin, and has presented at conferences including ISTE, TCEA, and SXSWedu. This lesson is designed to teach the Common Core State Standard: Reading Information Text. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.7.1 Cite 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.7.2 Determine 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.7.3 Analyze 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). CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.7.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings; analyze the impact of a specific word choice on meaning and tone.

2. Is the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge a suitable long-term home for polar bears? (© Steven Kazlowski/SuperStock)

3. Is the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge a suitable long-term home for polar bears? Springtime at the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) in the northern reaches of Alaska brings melting ice, allowing polar bear cubs to polish their swimming skills. The ANWR is the largest refuge in the United States, roughly the size of South Carolina. In order to maintain its wild nature, there are no roads built in the refuge. So, any human visitors can expect to do a lot of hiking.

4. Is the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge a suitable long-term home for polar bears? 1 Map Search Where is the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge? 2 Web Search Where are polar bears located within the Refuge? 3 Thinking How might springtime melting affect polar bears’ habitats and location? 4 Web Search What foods and locations do polar bears use in the springtime? 5 Web Search Are these food sources and locations able to sustain polar bears?

5. Is the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge a suitable long-term home for polar bears? 5 Minutes

6. Is the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge a suitable long-term home for polar bears? 1 Map Search Where is the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge? 2 Web Search Where are polar bears located within the Refuge? 3 Thinking How might springtime melting affect polar bears’ habitats and location? 4 Web Search What foods and locations do polar bears use in the springtime? 5 Web Search Are these food sources and locations able to sustain polar bears?

7. Is the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge a suitable long-term home for polar bears? 5 Minutes

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9. Is the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge a suitable long-term home for polar bears? 1 Map Search Where is the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge?

10. Is the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge a suitable long-term home for polar bears? 2 Web Search Where are polar bears located within the Refuge?

11. Is the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge a suitable long-term home for polar bears? 3 Thinking How might springtime melting affect polar bears’ habitats and location?

12. Is the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge a suitable long-term home for polar bears? 4 Web Search What foods and locations do polar bears use in the springtime?

13. Is the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge a suitable long-term home for polar bears? 5 Web Search Are these food sources and locations able to sustain polar bears?

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