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Science experiments lesson 14: Sprouting seeds: what seeds need · Set 20 · 40 questions
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What you do (Water, air, warmth): 1. Put cotton wool in two bowls; wet one and leave the other dry. 2. Place 10 moong seeds on each. 3. Keep both bowls in the same warm place and keep the wet cotton damp. 4. Count the sprouted seeds every day, and wash your hands.

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  1. 1.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) water (b) cotton wool (c) yeast (d) moong seeds
  3. 3.🌱 What comes out of a moong seed first when it sprouts? (a) a fruit (b) a tiny root (c) a thorn (d) a flower
  4. 4.True or false: sugar is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: water is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is kept the same? (a) how many seeds sprout (b) the same bowls (c) wet or dry cotton
  7. 7.True or false: water is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is kept the same? (a) wet or dry cotton (b) the number of seeds (c) how many seeds sprout
  9. 9.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the same bowls (b) the same place (c) how many seeds sprout (d) the kind of seeds
  10. 10.🌱 Why do the seeds on dry cotton not sprout? (a) they have no water (b) they have no soil (c) they have no salt (d) they are too wet
  11. 11.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the number of seeds”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
  12. 12.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) water (b) soil (c) air (d) warmth
  13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) wet or dry cotton (b) the number of seeds (c) the kind of seeds (d) how many seeds sprout
  14. 14.True or false: sunlight is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) sugar (b) sunlight (c) water (d) salt
  16. 16.🔮 Predict: seeds on wet cotton are kept in a dark cupboard. Will they sprout? (a) they melt (b) they turn to stones (c) yes, they sprout (d) no, never
  17. 17.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) yeast (b) cotton wool (c) turmeric powder (d) a mirror
  18. 18.True or false: wet seeds in the dark sprouts in a few days. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the number of seeds is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) wet seeds by a window (b) seeds on dry cotton (c) seeds on wet cotton (d) wet seeds in the dark
  21. 21.🌱 Where does a sprouting seed get its first food from? (a) the sunlight only (b) the air (c) the cotton wool (d) food stored in the seed
  22. 22.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds in the freezer? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
  23. 23.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on wet cotton? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
  24. 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a small bowl (b) a few days (c) moong seeds (d) a magnet
  25. 25.True or false: salt is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔮 Predict: sprouts grow in the dark for a week. What colour are their leaves? (a) pale yellow (b) dark green (c) blue (d) bright red
  27. 27.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is kept the same? (a) wet or dry cotton (b) how many seeds sprout (c) the kind of seeds
  28. 28.🧺 Do we need a balloon for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
  29. 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cotton wool (b) water (c) turmeric powder (d) a few days
  30. 30.True or false: seeds on wet cotton sprouts in a few days. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a small bowl (b) a few days (c) a balloon (d) water
  32. 32.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) salt (b) sugar (c) warmth (d) soil
  33. 33.True or false: seeds in the freezer sprouts in a few days. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the same place”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
  35. 35.True or false: moong seeds is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: sugar is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🌱 Is sugar needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) air (b) sugar (c) warmth (d) water
  40. 40.🌱 Is water needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout

Answer key

  1. True
  2. yeast
  3. a tiny root
  4. True
  5. True
  6. the same bowls
  7. True
  8. the number of seeds
  9. how many seeds sprout
  10. they have no water
  11. we keep it the same
  12. soil
  13. wet or dry cotton
  14. True
  15. water
  16. yes, they sprout
  17. cotton wool
  18. True
  19. True
  20. seeds on dry cotton
  21. food stored in the seed
  22. does not sprout
  23. sprouts
  24. a magnet
  25. False
  26. pale yellow
  27. the kind of seeds
  28. not needed
  29. turmeric powder
  30. True
  31. a balloon
  32. warmth
  33. False
  34. we keep it the same
  35. False
  36. False
  37. True
  38. not needed to sprout
  39. sugar
  40. needed to sprout

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