The Chloroplast Show Me The Green!

Say Hello to Mr. Sun! Who lights up YOUR world? Mr. Sun! BTW, he also goes by the names Radiant or Solar

Think… In the winter, our part of earth faces AWAY from the sun What happens to our environment in the winter? But… the earth doesn’t freeze over completely… Why?

Distance Even though our part of the earth faces away, it’s distance never changes!

What Would Happen? Without the sun, temperatures would drop

What About Plants? Do plants need sun to survive? What else do plants need?

Let’s Review… We learned that ALL life processes require Energy What organelle makes our Energy? What is our Energy molecule? What is the FUEL we need to MAKE that Energy molecule?

Plants are SOOOOO cool! Plants capture the Solar Rays from the Sun Plants change that energy into a Glucose molecule All of this happens in a special organelle: The Chloroplast

Do We Have Chloroplasts? Animals DO NOT have Chloroplasts… Unless you’re GROOT

How Does It Work? Think about a Bouncy Ball Does it bounce forever? NO! It loses energy with every bounce! Bouncing Balls

And? Sunlight comes into the Chloroplast… And bounces around, losing energy inside the Chloroplast! The Chloroplast captures that energy and stores it in a Glucose molecule Remember the pretzels????

Today… We are building a paper model of a Chloroplast!