Book 3: Eating the Sun: How Plants Power the Planet
Did you know that the number of pigments needed to produce one molecule of oxygen in sunlight is 2480? This is an example of what you will find in this wonderful book.
The reviews I read on this book are excellent. The author of the book, Oliver Morton, is an award winning science journalist. Eating the Sun is not only about plants and photosynthesis, it is about our planet. It has three main parts. in first part, Morton describes the process of photosynthesis, traces back the history of photosynthesis and the scientists involved. In the second par,t Morton discusses how plants might have played a role in developing animal life and the third part discusses human activity and climate changes.
I chose this book because it integrates the process of photosynthesis with history, scientists' discoveries and the concept that plants might have kick-started the cycle of life. How interesting is that? Skim through some pages by going to the link. I will be assigning reading from the book so we can have discussions.
Morton, O. (2009). Eating the Sun.: How Plants Power the Planet. New York, NY: Harper Collins.
The reviews I read on this book are excellent. The author of the book, Oliver Morton, is an award winning science journalist. Eating the Sun is not only about plants and photosynthesis, it is about our planet. It has three main parts. in first part, Morton describes the process of photosynthesis, traces back the history of photosynthesis and the scientists involved. In the second par,t Morton discusses how plants might have played a role in developing animal life and the third part discusses human activity and climate changes.
I chose this book because it integrates the process of photosynthesis with history, scientists' discoveries and the concept that plants might have kick-started the cycle of life. How interesting is that? Skim through some pages by going to the link. I will be assigning reading from the book so we can have discussions.
Morton, O. (2009). Eating the Sun.: How Plants Power the Planet. New York, NY: Harper Collins.
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