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How might climate change affect our food supply?
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Grades 2–4ElaReadingScienceClimate changeEnglish · SpanishInteractive · Printable
Aligned toRI.3.1RI.4.14.ESS2.D4-ESS3
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This passage educates children about the potential impacts of climate change on food production. It explains how changing weather patterns, including extreme heat, drought, or excessive rainfall, can affect crop growth. The text also mentions how warming oceans might reduce fish populations. By highlighting how these changes could lead to less food availability, the passage helps children understand the connection between climate and food security. It concludes by noting that farmers might need to adapt their practices, introducing the concept of climate resilience in agriculture.
Written by Neha Goel TripathiPublished by Workybooks
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How might climate change affect our food supply?
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Climate change can make growing food harder. Some places might get too hot or dry for certain crops. Other areas might get too much rain, which can damage plants. Unusual weather like early frosts or long droughts can hurt farmers' crops. Some fruits and vegetables might not grow as well. Fish populations could shrink if oceans get too warm. All of this could mean less food for people. Farmers might need to change what they grow or how they grow it.
Comprehension quiz (4 questions)
1. What might happen to some places where food is grown?
They might get too hot or dry
They might turn into jungles
They might become perfect for all crops
They might disappear completely
2. How can too much rain affect crops?
It makes them grow faster
It can damage plants
It turns all plants into trees
It makes the food taste better
3. What could happen to fish populations?
They could grow larger
They could move to land
They could shrink if oceans get too warm
They could learn to live in very cold water
4. What might farmers need to do because of climate change?
Stop farming completely
Only grow underwater plants
Change what or how they grow crops
Move all farms to the North Pole
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