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 the Microsoft Educator Network. BingInTheClassroom@Microsoft.combing.com/classroomMicrosoft Educator Network 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, take a Skype lesson on today’s topic, or invite a guest speaker to expand on today’s subject. And if you are using Windows 8, the panoramas in the MSN Travel App are great teaching tools. We have thousands of other education apps available on Windows here. Skype in the Classroom another class take a Skype lesson invite a guest speaker MSN Travel App here Ja'Dell Davis is a Los Angeles native who currently divides her time between New York City and Madison, Wisconsin. She is currently a graduate student at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, pursing a PhD in Sociology. Ja’Dell previously taught high school in Philadelphia public schools, and implemented college access and academic enrichment programming in Chester, Pennsylvania and New York City in Manhattan’s Lower East Side neighborhood. Ja’Dell received her B.A. from Swarthmore College with a special major in History and Educational Studies, and a minor in Black Studies. She completed her M.S.Ed in Secondary School Education at the University of Pennsylvania. In addition to her studies and work in the education field, Ja’Dell is a dancer, musician, avid people watcher, and Scrabble enthusiast. This lesson is designed to teach the Common Core State Standard: Science & Technical Subjects CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.6-8.4Determine the meaning of symbols, key terms, and other domain-specific words and phrases as they are used in a specific scientific or technical context relevant to grades 6-8 texts and topics. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.6-8.1Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of science and technical texts. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.6-8.2Determine the central ideas or conclusions of a text; provide an accurate summary of the text distinct from prior knowledge or opinions.

2. What is happening among the vegetation and with the altitude as one climbs this mountain? © Matthew Kuhns/Tandem Stills + Motion © Sean Pavone/Alamy

3. More than 30,000 cherry trees grace the slopes of Mount Yoshino in Japan. The plantings were designed so that a walk up the mountain, especially in spring and autumn, gradually reveals layers of color, as the changing altitude affects the timing of blooms in the spring and the color of leaves in the fall. Mount Yoshino, along with Mounts Koya and Kumano are part of a designated UNESCO Heritage Site. The three peaks are part of a Shinto pilgrimage route in the Nara Prefecture. There’s even a Shinto temple, Mikumari, on Yoshino. What is happening among the vegetation and with the altitude as one climbs this mountain?

4. 1 Web Search What is the relationship between altitude and climate? 2 Web Search What are general trends in vegetation as altitude increases? 3 Web Search What does elevation mean for sunlight and water supply for vegetation? 4 Web Search How do plant nutrients and overall climate determine vegetation? 5 Image Search Find an image that illustrates the relationship between altitude and vegetation. What is happening among the vegetation and with the altitude as one climbs this mountain?

5. 5 Minutes What is happening among the vegetation and with the altitude as one climbs this mountain?

6. 1 Web Search What is the relationship between altitude and climate? 2 Web Search What are general trends in vegetation as altitude increases? 3 Web Search What does elevation mean for sunlight and water supply for vegetation? 4 Web Search How do plant nutrients and overall climate determine vegetation? 5 Image Search Find an image that illustrates the relationship between altitude and vegetation. What is happening among the vegetation and with the altitude as one climbs this mountain?

7. 1 Web Search What is the relationship between altitude and climate? What is happening among the vegetation and with the altitude as one climbs this mountain?

8. 2 Web Search What are general trends in vegetation as altitude increases? What is happening among the vegetation and with the altitude as one climbs this mountain?

9. 3 Web Search What does elevation mean for sunlight and water supply for vegetation? What is happening among the vegetation and with the altitude as one climbs this mountain?

10. 4 Web Search How do plant nutrients and overall climate determine vegetation? What is happening among the vegetation and with the altitude as one climbs this mountain?

11. 5 Image Search Find an image that illustrates the relationship between altitude and vegetation. What is happening among the vegetation and with the altitude as one climbs this mountain?