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 Patrice Berry earned a B. A. in Political Science at Swarthmore College, an M.S.Ed at the University of Pennsylvania, and is currently study college access and completion as a doctoral student at Temple University. Patrice is currently the Academic Affairs Director at College Track (East Palo Alto), where she manages academic support initiatives designed to promote college access and college completion among first-generation, low-income students. Ninety-percent of College Track students are accepted to college, and the college graduation rate is 2.5 times higher than the national average. Prior to joining College Track, Patrice worked for the Netter Center for Community Partnerships at the University of Pennsylvania, for whom she designed and implemented college access and career readiness curricula. Patrice recently married and now lives in Oakland, where she sings at local jam sessions in her free time. This lesson is designed to teach the Common Core State Standard: Reading Informational Text. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.11-12.1CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.11-12.1 Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text, including determining where the text leaves matters uncertain. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.9-10.4CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.9-10.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings; analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone (e.g., how the language of a court opinion differs from that of a newspaper). CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.9-10.7CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.9-10.7 Analyze various accounts of a subject told in different mediums (e.g., a person’s life story in both print and multimedia), determining which details are emphasized in each account.

2. © Ocean/Corbis Why do you think the rate of bike commuters differs state to state?

3. May is National Bike to Work Month, with many states, counties, and states celebrating an entire week, or calling out a single day to encourage commuters to hop aboard their trusty pedal-powered steeds and get to work on two wheels. As of 2012, only one percent of the U.S. population rode a bike to work regularly. That may seem a surprisingly low statistic, but commutes by bicycle are up by 50 percent since 1990. And in our nation’s largest states, where bike commuting is arguably more realistic for many, bike commuters have increased by more than 90 percent on average. While riding a bicycle to work is still an anomaly in the United States, it’s common in some cultures. Consider that the most popular vehicle of any kind in the world is a Chinese model bicycle called the Flying Pigeon. The most recent count has some 500 million Flying Pigeons on the road the world over. Even Toyota and General Motors would welcome those numbers. Why do you think the rate of growth in bike commuting differs state to state?

4. 1 Image Search Find an image of a chart that displays the rate of growth in bike commuting by state. What differences do you notice? 2 Web Search Identify at least two of the states that share similar rates of bike commuting and similar rates of change. What do these two states have in common, and what might they share with the others? 3 Thinking How do you think those similarities and differences might be related to variations in bike commuting rates? 4 Web Source Find a source on the web that portrays the personal views of bikers in the U.S. What do bikers explain are the reasons why they commute? Why do you think the rate of growth in bike commuting differs state to state? 5 Thinking Compare the reasons people offered to your explanations to differences between states. How much do you think the reasons offered vary state to state?

5. 5 Minutes Why do you think the rate of growth in bike commuting differs state to state?

6. 1 Image Search Find an image of a chart that displays the rate of growth in bike commuting by state. What differences do you notice? 2 Web Search Identify at least two of the states that share similar rates of bike commuting and similar rates of change. What do these two states have in common, and what might they share with the others? 3 Thinking How do you think those similarities and differences might be related to variations in bike commuting rates? 4 Web Source Find a source on the web that portrays the personal views of bikers in the U.S. What do bikers explain are the reasons why they commute? 5 Thinking Compare the reasons people offered to your explanations to differences between states. How much do you think the reasons offered vary state to state? Why do you think the rate of growth in bike commuting differs state to state?

7. 1 Image Search Find an image of a chart that displays the rate of bike commuting by state. What differences do you notice? Why do you think the rate of growth in bike commuting differs state to state?

8. 2 Web Search Identify at least two of the states that share similar rates of bike commuting and similar rates of change. What do these two states have in common, and what might they share with the others? Why do you think the rate of growth in bike commuting differs state to state?

9. 3 Thinking How do you think those similarities and differences might be related to variations in bike commuting rates? Why do you think the rate of growth in bike commuting differs state to state?

10. 4 Web Source Find a source on the web that portrays the personal views of bikers in the U.S. What do bikers explain are the reasons why they commute? Why do you think the rate of growth in bike commuting differs state to state?

11. 5 Thinking Compare the reasons people offered to your explanations to differences between states. How much do you think the reasons offered vary state to state? Why do you think the rate of growth in bike commuting differs state to state?