Why do plants need sunshine?
Plants can't eat like we do, buddy. They make their own food!
Pip’s answer
- Plants can't eat like we do, buddy. They make their own food!
- Leaves catch sunlight and mix it with water and air.
- That makes sugar, which helps the plant grow big and tall, like a beanstalk!
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Can you stretch up tall like a plant reaching for sunshine?
For grown-ups
Plants make their own food through photosynthesis. Chlorophyll in their leaves captures sunlight and uses its energy to turn carbon dioxide from the air and water from the soil into sugar, releasing oxygen as a by-product. That sugar fuels the plant's growth.
Ask your child: What do you think would happen to a plant kept in a dark cupboard?
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