Energy

                   The Sun sends out energy in rays of light...

The green pigment (chlorophyll) in the plant leaves catches the sun's energy.  

Plants then mix the sun's energy with parts of water and air to make sugar.         

This is called PHOTOSYNTHESIS.

Plants are the only living organisms that can make their own food. This is one of the main ways of deciding if something is a plant.        

When we eat the sugar, our bodies break the sugar back down into its parts and the sun's energy is released. Our bodies use the energy to power us

Learn about plant power.