The Edible, Green Machine

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Before Reading

What do plants eat?
We often can see animals eat food.
But how about plants? Plants are also living things so they must take nourishment. Then how and what nourishment do they take?
Plants also take nourishment from nature! But they take something different from what animals and humans do. What plants take from nature is sunlight, water and CO 2 , one of the gases in the air. A plant’s leaves have cells that digest sunlight well, which the plant uses for energy to produce a sugar-like material for its nourishment.
The cells gather sunlight and then mix water that comes through the plant’s root with CO 2 that comes through air holes on the leaves to produce the material like sugar for its nourishment. The process is called “photosynthesis.”
In the book, let’s find out in more detail how such a process happens in a plant.

Summary

Rachel is a smart girl who likes going to botanical gardens and amusement parks the most!
One day, Rachel knew that the prize for the school contest was a free pass for a botanical garden and an amusement park, so she decided to win the contest. To win it, she had to invent or find a special machine that can make food with air and water. Rachel didn’t have any clue what on earth it meant and became worried. Fortunately, she came up with an idea while walking in a forest and was pleased. But someone was peeking at what she was doing!
Who was it? Will Rachel be able to win the contest?