0:00 Sitting in the garden, soaking up the rays0:04 A little green leaf is working all through the day0:09 It's feeling kind of hungry, needs a special treat0:14 Can't just go to the kitchen, gotta make its own to eat0:19 Reaching for the sky, a solar panel so divine0:23 Turning light and water into fuel, a brilliant design0:28 Oh, photosynthesis! It's the magic recipe0:33 Take a little sunlight, add some H₂O, you see0:38 Breathe in CO₂ from the air all around0:43 And you make a sugar, the sweetest thing you've found0:47 Then exhale the oxygen, a gift for you and me0:52 That's photosynthesis, for everybody!0:57 Inside every leaf, there's a tiny factory floor1:02 Little chloroplasts, always asking for more1:06 Filled with chlorophyll, that's the pigment, green and bright1:11 It's the little engine that captures all the light1:16 The roots drink the water up from deep within the ground1:21 While the tiny pores on the leaf pull the carbon down1:26 Oh, photosynthesis! It's the magic recipe1:30 Take a little sunlight, add some H₂O, you see1:35 Breathe in CO₂ from the air all around1:40 And you make a sugar, the sweetest thing you've found1:45 Then exhale the oxygen, a gift for you and me1:49 That's photosynthesis, for everybody!1:54 From the tallest redwood to the moss upon a stone1:59 This is the secret power that has grown and grown2:04 It's the bottom of the food chain, the energy for all2:09 Answering the planet's fundamental, ancient call2:13 So next time you're breathing, feeling fresh and free2:18 Thank a little flower, thank a great big tree2:23 Oh, photosynthesis! It's the magic recipe2:28 Take a little sunlight, add some H₂O, you see2:32 Breathe in CO₂ from the air all around2:37 And you make a sugar, the sweetest thing you've found2:42 Then exhale the oxygen, a gift for you and me2:47 That's photosynthesis, for everybody!
