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The children discover that plants make sugar (or glucose) and are the ultimate source of all animals' food on earth--including ours!

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Look around us, kids, and what do we see?
A garden filled with things that we love to eat!
But tell me how did all this food get here?

Photosynthesis!

Ohhh, yeah!

YOU’VE LEARNED ABOUT PHOTOSYNTHESIS
YOU KNOW HOW PLANTS DO THIS BUSINESS
BUT THEY NEED SOMETHING FROM YOU
AND THAT LITTLE SOMETHING IS
CALLED CO2!

PLANTS TAKE CARBON AND WATER, TOO
MAKE TASTY CARBOHYDRATES FOR YOU
CALL IT GLUCOSE, CALL IT FOOD
CALL IT WHAT YOU WANT
BUT YOU KNOW IT’S TRUE

PLANTS MAKE SUGAR!
(YEAH, YEAH)
PLANTS MAKE SUGAR IN THE GARDEN, KIDS!
PLANTS MAKE SUGAR!
(YEAH, YEAH)
GIVE US THAT SUGAR,
TO HELP US LIVE!

UNDERSTAND THAT IT’S NOT ALL FOR YOU
SUGAR IS A THING THAT THE PLANTS USE, TOO
TO GROW THEIR LEAVES AND TO GROW THEIR ROOTS
PLANTS ARE ABLE TO MAKE
THEIR OWN FOOD

THE PLANTS TAKE ENERGY FROM THE SUN
ANIMALS EAT IT WHEN THEY’RE DONE
WE HAVE THE FOOD THAT WE NEED TO EAT
SOLAR POWERED FOOD
GIVES US ENERGY

PLANTS MAKE SUGAR!
(YEAH, YEAH)
PLANTS MAKE SUGAR IN THE GARDEN, KIDS!
PLANTS MAKE SUGAR!
(YEAH, YEAH)
GIVE US THAT SUGAR,
TO HELP US LIVE!

Now kids, you know we’re not just talking about sweet sugar, like candy or ice cream. Right?

(No?)

Of course not, this is the glucose that is in all of our nutritious foods

Like in these berries?
(YEAH, YEAH)
Like a sandwich?
(YEAH, YEAH)
Like in broccoli?
(YEAH, YEAH)
So that’s all made of sugars?
(YEAH, YEAH)
Well that’s the whole point of...

PHOTOSYNTHESIS
TO HELP US LIVE

Photosynthesis!

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from Photosynthesis: The Musical, released December 22, 2014

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Youth in Arts’ mission is to provide students with high quality experiences and instruction in the visual and performing arts, and to enrich the community with cultural events. Through artist residencies, professional performances, school and community events, and intensive out-of-school programs for teens, we help young people develop skills and confidence to share their unique creative voices. ... more

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