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.11-12.4CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.4 Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.1.E CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.1.E Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the argument presented.

2. Why do locations become pilgrimage destinations. © AM Corporation/Aflo Co. Ltd./Alamy

3. Izumo-taisha is one of the oldest temples of Shinto, Japan’s oldest faith. Located in the central western coast city of Izumo, the temple has gone through several iterations and was previously much larger than the current structure, which was built in 1744. Izumo-taisha was built to honor the Shinto deity of marriage, Ōkuninushi. In modern times, it’s become a pilgrimage site, with visitors passing under the massive bundles of rice-fiber rope at the entrance. The rice rope is believed to have purifying properties. Why do locations become pilgrimage destinations.

4. 1 Web SearchWhat is a pilgrimage? 2 Web SearchWhat are different reasons people go on pilgrimage? 3 Image Search Find images of pilgrimages for 5 different religions. 4 Web SearchDescribe each site and its religious significance. 5 ThinkingWhat significance do pilgrimages hold in religions? Why do locations become pilgrimage destinations.

5. 5 Minutes Why do locations become pilgrimage destinations.

6. 1 Web SearchWhat is a pilgrimage? 2 Web SearchWhat are different reasons people go on pilgrimage? 3 Image Search Find images of pilgrimages for 5 different religions. 4 Web SearchDescribe each site and its religious significance. 5 ThinkingWhat significance do pilgrimages hold in religions? Why do locations become pilgrimage destinations.

7. 1 Web SearchWhat is a pilgrimage? Why do locations become pilgrimage destinations.

8. 2 Web SearchWhat are different reasons people go on pilgrimage? Why do locations become pilgrimage destinations.

9. 3 Image Search Find images of pilgrimages for 5 different religions. Why do locations become pilgrimage destinations.

10. 4 Web SearchDescribe each site and its religious significance. Why do locations become pilgrimage destinations.

11. 5 ThinkingWhat significance do pilgrimages hold in religions? Why do locations become pilgrimage destinations.