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Science experiments lesson 14: Sprouting seeds: what seeds need · Set 238 · 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.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the same place (b) wet or dry cotton (c) the kind of seeds (d) how many seeds sprout
  2. 2.True or false: yeast is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🧺 Do we need a balloon for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
  4. 4.🌱 What comes out of a moong seed first when it sprouts? (a) a flower (b) a fruit (c) a thorn (d) a tiny root
  5. 5.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) yeast (b) a battery cell (c) turmeric powder (d) a small bowl
  6. 6.True or false: seeds in the freezer sprouts in a few days. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) wet seeds in the dark (b) seeds in the freezer (c) wet seeds by a window (d) seeds on wet cotton
  8. 8.🛟 What should you do after touching soil or seeds? (a) lick your fingers (b) rub your eyes (c) wash your hands (d) skip washing
  9. 9.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) boiled seeds (b) wet seeds by a window (c) seeds on wet cotton (d) wet seeds in the dark
  10. 10.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is what we measure? (a) how many seeds sprout (b) the number of seeds (c) the same place (d) wet or dry cotton
  11. 11.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) warmth (b) water (c) air (d) soil
  12. 12.True or false: soil is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🌱 Is air needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
  14. 14.🌱 Where does a sprouting seed get its first food from? (a) the air (b) the cotton wool (c) food stored in the seed (d) the sunlight only
  15. 15.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “wet or dry cotton”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  16. 16.🌱 Is sugar needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) warmth (b) air (c) soil (d) water
  18. 18.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the number of seeds”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
  19. 19.🧺 Do we need a few days for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
  20. 20.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on dry cotton? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
  21. 21.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on wet cotton? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
  22. 22.🌱 Is salt needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
  23. 23.True or false: wet seeds by a window sprouts in a few days. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) a small bowl (c) cotton wool (d) a few days
  25. 25.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a few days (b) turmeric powder (c) a small bowl (d) water
  26. 26.True or false: a balloon is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🛟 Some seeds from shops are coated with chemicals. What is the safe rule? (a) eat a few to check (b) feed them to pets (c) throw them at friends (d) never put seeds in mouth
  28. 28.🔮 Predict: sprouts grow in the dark for a week. What colour are their leaves? (a) bright red (b) dark green (c) pale yellow (d) blue
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) warmth (b) air (c) water (d) sugar
  30. 30.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) seeds on dry cotton (b) wet seeds by a window (c) seeds in the freezer (d) boiled seeds
  31. 31.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the number of seeds is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: a few days is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “how many seeds sprout”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
  34. 34.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds by a window? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
  35. 35.🌱 Seeds need water, air and ___ to sprout. (a) warmth (b) soil (c) sugar (d) salt
  36. 36.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) wet seeds by a window (b) seeds on wet cotton (c) wet seeds in the dark (d) seeds on dry cotton
  37. 37.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) cotton wool (b) water (c) a balloon (d) a small bowl
  38. 38.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) seeds on wet cotton (b) seeds on dry cotton (c) boiled seeds (d) seeds in the freezer
  39. 39.🧺 Do we need a magnet for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
  40. 40.True or false: cotton wool is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. wet or dry cotton
  2. False
  3. not needed
  4. a tiny root
  5. a small bowl
  6. False
  7. seeds in the freezer
  8. wash your hands
  9. boiled seeds
  10. how many seeds sprout
  11. soil
  12. False
  13. needed to sprout
  14. food stored in the seed
  15. we change it
  16. not needed to sprout
  17. soil
  18. we keep it the same
  19. needed
  20. does not sprout
  21. sprouts
  22. not needed to sprout
  23. True
  24. a magnet
  25. turmeric powder
  26. True
  27. never put seeds in mouth
  28. pale yellow
  29. sugar
  30. wet seeds by a window
  31. False
  32. True
  33. we measure it
  34. sprouts
  35. warmth
  36. seeds on dry cotton
  37. a balloon
  38. seeds on wet cotton
  39. not needed
  40. False

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