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AIR POLLUTION
Learn how trees remove carbon from the air
The air we breathe contains oxygen, but it also contains air pollution. Air pollution is bad for our health, because it hurts our lungs and can make us sick. Air pollution comes from the particles released into the air from the burning of fossil fuels, like the carbon dioxide released from cars. Air pollution also leads to global warming as pollution creates smog, which makes the air dirty and traps heat from the sun. Trees like Chester remove pollution from the air and
turn it into oxygen for us to breathe.
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Play the game below and help Chester remove air pollution!
PHOTOSYNTHESIS
Learn the process of how carbon is turned into oxygen
Great job learning how trees remove air pollution! Now you might be wondering how Chester and other trees turn carbon dioxide into oxygen. This happens through a process called photosynthesis. Photosynthesis happens in the chloroplasts in the cells of leaves of trees. Carbon dioxide is mixed with water and sunlight (captured by the chlorophyll). The elements are transformed into oxygen and a sugar called glucose, which is food for the tree. This process happens throughout the day when there is enough sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide.
Play the game below and help Chester make oxygen for us to breathe and food for Chester to eat!
CARBON SEQUESTRATION
Learn where the carbon goes after photosynthesis
Awesome job helping Chester complete photosynthesis! The next step is for Chester to store all the carbon that he has just pulled from the air. This step is called carbon sequestration. Carbon sequestration is the process when trees take the carbon from photosynthesis and store it in their roots and trunk. This process is important because in the effort of reducing global warming it is important to remove the carbon from the air and store it underground.
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Play the game below and help Chester store carbon in his roots!