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 Nell Bang-Jensen is a teacher and theater artist living in Philadelphia, PA. Her passion for arts education has led her to a variety of roles including developing curriculum for Philadelphia Young Playwrights and teaching at numerous theaters and schools around the city. She works with playwrights from ages four to ninety on developing new work and is especially interested in alternative literacies and theater for social change. A graduate of Swarthmore College, she currently works in the Artistic Department of the Wilma Theater and, in addition to teaching, is a freelance actor and dramaturg. In 2011, Nell was named a Thomas J. Watson Fellow and spent her fellowship year traveling to seven countries studying how people get their names. This lesson is designed to teach the Common Core State Standard: Reading Informational Text. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.4.2CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.4.2 Determine the main idea of a text and explain how it is supported by key details; summarize the text. Common Core Standard CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.4.4CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.4.4 Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words or phrases in a text relevant to a grade 4 topic or subject area. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.4.7CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.4.7 Interpret information presented visually, orally, or quantitatively (e.g., in charts, graphs, diagrams, time lines, animations, or interactive elements on Web pages) and explain how the information contributes to an understanding of the text in which it appears.

2. When Berlin was a divided city, one part of it was socialist, and another capitalist. What might this mean for life in each place? © Schroptschop/Getty Images

3. Twenty-five years after Germans demolished the wall that divided the East and West, Berlin is still a changing city. Germany’s strong economy has brought global retail and tech companies to the capital. And with that influx of jobs and money, Berliners have developed one of the most dynamic cultural centers of Europe. The city that once may’ve seemed like a hotspot only for avant-garde artists and musicians is now a bustling urban center with broad appeal for all. When Berlin was a divided city, one part of it was socialist, and another capitalist. What might this mean for life in each place?

4. 1 Map Search Find Berlin on a map. Find an image that shows you a map of where the wall divided Berlin. 2 Web Search What was each part of divided Berlin called? What was the government like in each place? 3 Web SearchWhat is socialism? 4 Web SearchWhat is capitalism? 5 Thinking Is the U.S. economy more similar to that of East or West Berlin? What are some examples to support your argument? When Berlin was a divided city, one part of it was socialist, and another capitalist. What might this mean for life in each place?

5. 5 Minutes When Berlin was a divided city, one part of it was socialist, and another capitalist. What might this mean for life in each place?

6. 1 Map Search Find Berlin on a map. Find an image that shows you a map of where the wall divided Berlin. 2 Web Search What was each part of divided Berlin called? What was the government like in each place? 3 Web SearchWhat is socialism? 4 Web SearchWhat is capitalism? 5 Thinking Is the U.S. economy more similar to that of East or West Berlin? What are some examples to support your argument? When Berlin was a divided city, one part of it was socialist, and another capitalist. What might this mean for life in each place?

7. 1 Map Search Find Berlin on a map. Find an image that shows you a map of where the wall divided Berlin. When Berlin was a divided city, one part of it was socialist, and another capitalist. What might this mean for life in each place?

8. 2 Web Search What was each part of divided Berlin called? What was the government like in each place? When Berlin was a divided city, one part of it was socialist, and another capitalist. What might this mean for life in each place?

9. 3 Web SearchWhat is socialism? When Berlin was a divided city, one part of it was socialist, and another capitalist. What might this mean for life in each place?

10. 4 Web SearchWhat is capitalism? When Berlin was a divided city, one part of it was socialist, and another capitalist. What might this mean for life in each place?

11. 5 Thinking Is the U.S. economy more similar to that of East or West Berlin? What are some examples to support your argument? When Berlin was a divided city, one part of it was socialist, and another capitalist. What might this mean for life in each place?