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 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.3.5CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.3.5 Use text features and search tools (e.g., key words, sidebars, hyperlinks) to locate information relevant to a given topic efficiently. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.3.7CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.3.7 Use information gained from illustrations (e.g., maps, photographs) and the words in a text to demonstrate understanding of the text (e.g., where, when, why, and how key events occur). CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.3.9CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.3.9 Compare and contrast the most important points and key details presented in two texts on the same topic.

2. © Luciano Candisani/Minden Pictures Although it may be hard to tell from the picture, this river is home to many alligators. How can you tell the difference between an alligator and a crocodile?

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. Although it may be hard to tell from the picture, this river is home to many alligators. How can you tell the difference between an alligator and a crocodile?

4. 1 Image Search Conduct a search for pictures of alligators, and then an additional search for pictures of crocodiles. Based on these images, how could you tell these animals apart? 2 Web Search What is the difference between the snout of an alligator and the snout of a crocodile and why does this difference exist? 3 Web Search What kind of water do alligators and crocodiles live in? 4 Web Search How are the “smiles” of alligators and crocodiles different? 5 Web Search Are alligators and crocodiles the same color? Although it may be hard to tell from the picture, this river is home to many alligators. How can you tell the difference between an alligator and a crocodile?

5. 5 Minutes Although it may be hard to tell from the picture, this river is home to many alligators. How can you tell the difference between an alligator and a crocodile?

6. 1 Image Search Conduct a search for pictures of alligators, and then an additional search for pictures of crocodiles. Based on these images, how could you tell these animals apart? 2 Web Search What is the difference between the snout of an alligator and the snout of a crocodile and why does this difference exist? 3 Web Search What kind of water do alligators and crocodiles live in? 4 Web Search How are the “smiles” of alligators and crocodiles different? 5 Web Search Are alligators and crocodiles the same color? Although it may be hard to tell from the picture, this river is home to many alligators. How can you tell the difference between an alligator and a crocodile?

7. 1 Image Search Conduct a search for pictures of alligators, and then an additional search for pictures of crocodiles. Based on these images, how could you tell these animals apart? Although it may be hard to tell from the picture, this river is home to many alligators. How can you tell the difference between an alligator and a crocodile?

8. 2 Web Search What is the difference between the snout of an alligator and the snout of a crocodile and why does this difference exist? Although it may be hard to tell from the picture, this river is home to many alligators. How can you tell the difference between an alligator and a crocodile?

9. 3 Web Search What kind of water do alligators and crocodiles live in? Although it may be hard to tell from the picture, this river is home to many alligators. How can you tell the difference between an alligator and a crocodile?

10. 4 Web Search How are the “smiles” of alligators and crocodiles different? Although it may be hard to tell from the picture, this river is home to many alligators. How can you tell the difference between an alligator and a crocodile?

11. 5 Web Search Are alligators and crocodiles the same color? Although it may be hard to tell from the picture, this river is home to many alligators. How can you tell the difference between an alligator and a crocodile?