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: Reading: Informational Text CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.8.4Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including analogies or allusions to other texts. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.8.1Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.8.2Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to supporting ideas; provide an objective summary of the text. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.8.3Analyze how a text makes connections among and distinctions between individuals, ideas, or events (e.g., through comparisons, analogies, or categories).

2. © Matthew Kuhns/Tandem Stills + Motion What features of alligators allow them to survive and thrive in their environments? © Luciano Candisani/Minden Pictures

3. On Brazil’s central eastern coast, many of the tributaries of the Jacuípe River make numerous bends and curves, cutting down through the wooded inland hills toward the ocean. Here, the Tatuamunha River estuary gives a great example of the topography along this stretch of Brazil’s Atlantic coast. One side benefit of this blending of freshwater and saltwater currents is the creation of spectacular sandy beaches. Much of the land in this region has traditionally relied on sugar cane and tobacco farming to sustain the population. But now some of the seaside towns are playing up the uncrowded beaches and wildlife experiences to attract tourism. What features of alligators allow them to survive and thrive in their environments?

4. 1 Web Search What are key differences and similarities between an alligator and a crocodile? Find a picture of each to view both types of animals. 2 Web Search In what type of habitat would you find alligators? 3 Web Search What are physical features of the alligator that all them to survive in their environments? 4 Web Search How does the alligator use its body and physical features to survive in their environments? 5 Web Search What does it mean for an animal to be cold-blooded? Why is this a feature that helps alligators survive in their environments? What features of alligators allow them to survive and thrive in their environments?

5. 5 Minutes What features of alligators allow them to survive and thrive in their environments?

6. 1 Web Search What are key differences and similarities between an alligator and a crocodile? Find a picture of each to view both types of animals. 2 Web Search In what type of habitat would you find alligators? 3 Web Search What are physical features of the alligator that all them to survive in their environments? 4 Web Search How does the alligator use its body and physical features to survive in their environments? 5 Web Search What does it mean for an animal to be cold-blooded? Why is this a feature that helps alligators survive in their environments? What features of alligators allow them to survive and thrive in their environments?

7. 1 Web Search What are key differences and similarities between an alligator and a crocodile? Find a picture of each to view both types of animals. What features of alligators allow them to survive and thrive in their environments?

8. 2 Web Search In what type of habitat would you find alligators? What features of alligators allow them to survive and thrive in their environments?

9. 3 Web Search What are physical features of the alligator that all them to survive in their environments? What features of alligators allow them to survive and thrive in their environments?

10. 4 Web Search How does the alligator use its body and physical features to survive in their environments? What features of alligators allow them to survive and thrive in their environments?

11. 5 Web Search What does it mean for an animal to be cold-blooded? Why is this a feature that helps alligators survive in their environments? What features of alligators allow them to survive and thrive in their environments?

12. What features of alligators allow them to survive and thrive in their environments?