Photosynthesis for Early Learners

1. How do plants eat?

2.  Theprocess in
which plants make
there own food.

3.  Thesun(light
energy), water,
minerals and carbon
dioxide are all
absorbed by the
plant. The plant
then uses them to
make glucose/sugar,
which is the
energy/food for the
plant.

4. NBC Learn
"The Chemistry of Green:
Chlorophyll."
http://archives.nbclearn.com/portal/si
te/k-12/browse?cuecard=52559
This NBC Learn video explains the basic role of the pigment
molecule chlorophyll in photosynthesis, and explains why plants
are -- or appear to be -- green: because chlorophyll molecules
absorb visible light in all color wavelengths except green, which
is reflected back, into our eyes.

5. It’s Beginning to Look Like Photosynthesis (sung to It’s
Beginning to Look a lot like Christmas) by Matt T. and
Chad S.
 It’s Beginning to look like Photosynthesis
 Everywhere plants grow;
 Take a look at the leaves and stem, making
glucose again
 With water molecules and sunlight aglow.
 It’s beginning to look like Photosynthesis,
 Food they need to store,
 But the prettiest light to see is the violet that will
be
 Energizing the Phyll O’ Chlor!

6.  Draw a picture of
a plant going
through
photosynthesis.
 You can look at the
example on this
slide for help with
terms.