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Pbs: The Miracle of Rice Instructional VideoPbs: The Miracle of Rice Instructional Video
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9th - 10th
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Pbs: The Miracle of Rice

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Curious about the origin of rice, how it is raised, and the effect it has on cultures around the world? This PBS article is kid friendly, and brief. There is also a video of rice terraces at Japan's Lake Biwa as a metamorphosis over the growing season takes place.

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pbs, japan and food, japan and rice, nova, food in japan, miracle of rice, origins of rice, raising rice, rice crisis, geography of japan, physical environment

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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