Welcome Gardeners!
As the longer days of sunlight return as we head towards Spring in the Northern Hemisphere, plants are beginning to put on new growth!
Today we'll focus on photosynthesis - the process by which plants make their own food from sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water - and then give off oxygen and make sugar!
Plants take up water and salts through their roots in the soil and exchange air in their leaves.
*They make sugar as their own food!
*Can you think of a plant that tastes sweet?
When we eat plants that taste sweet, we're eating their plant food sugar! YUM!
Try this activity:
- Look for the plant's chlorophyll - it's the green chemical in the leaf that helps plants do photosynthesis!
1. Pick a green healthy leaf (ask for help if you need it!)
2. Cover a section of it with dark paper (use tape)
3. Leave it in the sun for a few days...
4. Check the section under the paper and notice any changes!
*The chlorophyll will stop being made if covered up. You might notice that the section under the paper has changed color.
Have fun noticing new green leaves, amazing plants growing, and remember to say, "THANK YOU" to a plant every day!
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