MY Science Library Let's Investigate Light by Buffy Silverman man Science Content Editor Shirley Duke Rourke Educational Media rourkeeducationalmedia com Teacher Notes available at rem4teachers com
We Need Light When you plant seeds in a garden green plants sprout Sunlight shines on new plants and they grow roots stems and leaves After flowers open they are pollinated and grow into fruits You harvest tomatoes corn cucumbers beans and blueberries How do plants get energy that they need to grow these structures Green plants get their energy from sunlight They can use this energy to make food through a process called photosynthesis All other living things depend on plants or animals that eat plants for energy 4
light energy Light is a form of energy The energy in sunlight makes life on Earth possible because green plants use that energy to make food Without sunlight Earth would be a cold dark place 5
