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 Ja'Dell Davis is a Los Angeles native who currently lives in New York City. She works in the Youth Services Department at the Educational Alliance as the Assistant Director for Higher Education Initiatives, where she specifically oversees college prep programming for high school seniors, and academic enrichment programming for middle school students. Ja’Dell previously taught high school in Philadelphia public schools, and implemented college access programming at Chester High School in Chester, Pennsylvania. 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. This fall, she will begin her doctoral studies in the Department of Sociology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. In addition to her 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: Science & Technical Subjects CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.6-8.1CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.6-8.1Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of science and technical texts. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.6-8.2CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.6-8.2Determine the central ideas or conclusions of a text; provide an accurate summary of the text distinct from prior knowledge or opinions. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.6-8.4CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.6-8.4Determine the meaning of symbols, key terms, and other domain-specific words and phrases as they are used in a specific scientific or technical context relevant to grades 6-8 texts and topics. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.6-8.7CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.6-8.7Integrate quantitative or technical information expressed in words in a text with a version of that information expressed visually (e.g., in a flowchart, diagram, model, graph, or table).

2. © Wild Wonders of Europe/Lundgren/Corbis What role do tectonic plates play in life on Earth?

3. The Silfra is a deep rift between the Eurasian and North American tectonic plates – it just happens to be in Thingvellir Lake in Iceland. And with the lake’s clear water, supplied by glacial melt, it’s easy for divers to swim down into the Silfra and get amazing photographs like this. Thingvellir Lake and the eponymous park surrounding the lake are part of Iceland’s “Golden Circle” of natural wonders. Adventure seekers can start the loop from Reykjavík and see geysers, waterfalls, hot springs, and Thingvellir’s rift valley all in less than 200 miles of travel. What role do tectonic plates play in life on Earth?

4. 1 Web SearchWhat are tectonic plates? 2 Image Search Find an image of the Earth’s tectonic plates in relation to the Earth’s continents. 3 Web SearchWhat do plate tectonics have to do with earthquakes? 4 Web SearchWhat do plate tectonics have to do with volcanoes? 5 Web SearchWhat do plate tectonics have to do with mountains and islands? What role do tectonic plates play in life on Earth?

5. 5 Minutes What role do tectonic plates play in life on Earth?

6. 1 Web SearchWhat are tectonic plates? 2 Image Search Find an image of the Earth’s tectonic plates in relation to the Earth’s continents. 3 Web SearchWhat do plate tectonics have to do with earthquakes? 4 Web SearchWhat do plate tectonics have to do with volcanoes? 5 Web SearchWhat do plate tectonics have to do with mountains and islands? What role do tectonic plates play in life on Earth?

7. 1 Web SearchWhat are tectonic plates? What role do tectonic plates play in life on Earth?

8. 2 Image Search Find an image of the Earth’s tectonic plates in relation to the Earth’s continents. What role do tectonic plates play in life on Earth?

9. 3 Web SearchWhat do plate tectonics have to do with earthquakes? What role do tectonic plates play in life on Earth?

10. 4 Web SearchWhat do plate tectonics have to do with volcanoes? What role do tectonic plates play in life on Earth?

11. 5 Web SearchWhat do plate tectonics have to do with mountains and islands? What role do tectonic plates play in life on Earth?