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.9-10.4CCSS.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.9-10.1CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.1 Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.2CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas, concepts, and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.

2. What are factors that lead to urban growth? © Shutterstock

3. Hamburg’s U-Bahn rapid transit system is known as an underground rail, although a majority of the U-Bahn’s tracks actually run above ground. This stop on the U4 line is on an island in the Elbe River, in an up-and-coming district of Hamburg called HafenCity. Construction projects are converting HafenCity’s old warehouses and shipping port areas into livable spaces. So if you want to catch the U-Bahn to HafenCity, look for the stop called Überseequartier, then tell all your friends you caught a train to an island. What impact do these types of historical developments have on the culture of the city? What are factors that lead to urban growth?

4. 1 Web SearchDefine urban growth. 2 Video Search Find a video that describes urban growth. 3 Web SearchWhat is the economical impact of urban growth? 4 Web SearchWhat about urban living is appealing to people? 5 ThinkingIs urban growth something that should be encouraged? Why or why not? What are factors that lead to urban growth?

5. 5 Minutes What are factors that lead to urban growth?

6. 1 Web SearchDefine urban growth. 2 Video Search Find a video that describes urban growth. 3 Web SearchWhat is the economical impact of urban growth? 4 Web SearchWhat about urban living is appealing to people? 5 ThinkingIs urban growth something that should be encouraged? Why or why not? What are factors that lead to urban growth?

7. 1 Web SearchDefine urban growth. What are factors that lead to urban growth?

8. 2 Video Search Find a video that describes urban growth. What are factors that lead to urban growth?

9. 3 Web SearchWhat is the economical impact of urban growth? What are factors that lead to urban growth?

10. 4 Web SearchWhat about urban living is appealing to people? What are factors that lead to urban growth?

11. 5 ThinkingIs urban growth something that should be encouraged? Why or why not? What are factors that lead to urban growth?