- Climate change is a big problem.
- It can raise arsenic in rice.
- Arsenic is harmful to health.
- Eating rice with arsenic can cause cancer.
- Some people are more at risk.
- We need to take action to reduce this risk.
Difficult words
- arsenic — a poison that can harm health.arsenic in rice
- health — the state of being free from illness.
- risk — the chance of something bad happening.this risk
- take action — doing something to change a situation.
- harmful — causing damage or bad effects.
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Discussion questions
- Why do you think climate change is a big problem?
- How can we reduce the risk of arsenic in rice?
- What do you think people should do about health risks?
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