Summary
Trees make their own food! The Cat helps Nick and Sally discover how leaves use sunlight and water to feed the whole tree — a gentle first look at what plants need to grow.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
Plants make their own food using sunlight and water.
- What do trees use to make their food?
- Which part of the tree does the food-making?
- What do you think would happen to a plant kept in the dark?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: tree, leaf, sunlight, water, food, grow.
Try it: Put one cup of grass in light and one in a dark closet. Check both in a few days.