Scientific summer
The Science of Gardening
By: Becca posey 3rd hour
Summer fun
Look at me
The science of it
Photosynthesis
Plants use a process called photosynthesis to make food. During photosynthesis, plants absorb light energy with their leaves. Plants use the energy of the sun to change water and carbon dioxide into a glucose. It's like a sugar. Glucose is used by plants for energy and to make other substances like cellulose and starch. Cellulose is used in building cell walls. Starch is stored in seeds and other plant parts as a food source.
How plants grow
The four main things you need for to go a plant are sunlight, soil, water and seeds. Soil holds the roots and provide the plant with water and nutrients. Nutritional help the plant grow strong. Sunlight give the plant food and energy. All of these things help the plant go through the six stages of growth. The stages of plant growth is seed germination, seedling, vegetative, bud stage, flowering and ripening.
I wonder
- I wonder why certain plants need more sun than others
- I wonder what flowers in my garden bee are most attracted too.
- I wonder what vegetable plant grew the most vegetables.
- I wonder what plant began the flowering stage first.