Why do Leaves change Color? | #aumsum #kids #education #science

AumSum was walking through a park on a cool autumn morning when something beautiful caught his eye. The trees had turned bright shades of yellow, orange, and red. Amazed, AumSum wondered - Why do Leaves change Color? Determined to find out, he shrank and entered a nearby leaf. He landed inside the leaf’s surface. AumSum looked around and saw structures called chloroplasts. They were full of a green pigment called chlorophyll. During warm months, chlorophyll absorbed sunlight and helped the tree make food. It gave the leaves their rich green color. But as AumSum explored deeper, he noticed something changing. The air outside had become cooler, and daylight was shorter. The tree sensed the change in seasons. It began to slow down its food-making process because winter was approaching. Inside the leaf, the chlorophyll that once worked nonstop had started breaking down, fading little by little. With the green color disappearing, AumSum began to see other pigments that had always been there but were hidden before. Bright yellow and orange pigments spread warm shades throughout the leaf. As Autumn appeared, AumSum watched sugars trapped in the leaf react with sunlight and cold air, creating rich red colors. The leaf around him was now a mix of colors, glowing with reds, oranges, and yellows. Smiling proudly, AumSum now understood the mystery.