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Science experiments lesson 14: Sprouting seeds: what seeds need · Set 319 · 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.🛟 What should you do after touching soil or seeds? (a) skip washing (b) wash your hands (c) rub your eyes (d) lick your fingers
  2. 2.True or false: water is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) seeds on dry cotton (b) wet seeds in the dark (c) boiled seeds (d) seeds in the freezer
  4. 4.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) wet seeds in the dark (b) wet seeds by a window (c) seeds on wet cotton (d) boiled seeds
  5. 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) cotton wool (c) moong seeds (d) a few days
  6. 6.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the number of seeds is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🛟 Some seeds from shops are coated with chemicals. What is the safe rule? (a) feed them to pets (b) never put seeds in mouth (c) eat a few to check (d) throw them at friends
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) warmth (b) salt (c) sugar (d) sunlight
  9. 9.🌱 Will these sprout: boiled seeds? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
  10. 10.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “how many seeds sprout”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
  11. 11.🧺 Do we need a mirror for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
  12. 12.🌱 Where does a sprouting seed get its first food from? (a) the sunlight only (b) the cotton wool (c) food stored in the seed (d) the air
  13. 13.🧺 Do we need a magnet for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
  14. 14.🌱 Why do the seeds on dry cotton not sprout? (a) they have no soil (b) they have no salt (c) they have no water (d) they are too wet
  15. 15.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: wet or dry cotton is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) soil (b) sugar (c) sunlight (d) air
  17. 17.True or false: salt is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🌱 What comes out of a moong seed first when it sprouts? (a) a flower (b) a fruit (c) a thorn (d) a tiny root
  19. 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) moong seeds (b) a balloon (c) water (d) cotton wool
  20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the same bowls”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
  21. 21.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) moong seeds (b) a few days (c) a mirror (d) water
  22. 22.🔮 Predict: seeds on wet cotton are kept in a dark cupboard. Will they sprout? (a) they turn to stones (b) no, never (c) they melt (d) yes, they sprout
  23. 23.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) yeast (b) a balloon (c) a battery cell (d) a few days
  24. 24.True or false: air is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) cotton wool (b) yeast (c) a few days (d) moong seeds
  26. 26.True or false: warmth is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sunlight (b) water (c) soil (d) sugar
  28. 28.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) cotton wool (c) moong seeds (d) a small bowl
  29. 29.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) seeds on wet cotton (b) seeds in the freezer (c) boiled seeds (d) seeds on dry cotton
  30. 30.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) cotton wool (b) a small bowl (c) moong seeds (d) a mirror
  31. 31.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the kind of seeds (b) how many seeds sprout (c) wet or dry cotton
  32. 32.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds in the dark? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
  33. 33.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) cotton wool (b) a magnet (c) water (d) a small bowl
  34. 34.📘 What do we call a seed starting to grow? (a) evaporation (b) pollination (c) germination (d) condensation
  35. 35.True or false: seeds on dry cotton does not sprout. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the number of seeds”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  37. 37.True or false: sunlight is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on dry cotton? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
  39. 39.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) warmth (b) air (c) sunlight (d) water
  40. 40.🌱 Is sugar needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout

Answer key

  1. wash your hands
  2. True
  3. wet seeds in the dark
  4. boiled seeds
  5. yeast
  6. False
  7. never put seeds in mouth
  8. warmth
  9. does not sprout
  10. we measure it
  11. not needed
  12. food stored in the seed
  13. not needed
  14. they have no water
  15. False
  16. air
  17. True
  18. a tiny root
  19. a balloon
  20. we keep it the same
  21. a mirror
  22. yes, they sprout
  23. a few days
  24. True
  25. yeast
  26. True
  27. water
  28. a magnet
  29. seeds on wet cotton
  30. a mirror
  31. the kind of seeds
  32. sprouts
  33. a magnet
  34. germination
  35. True
  36. we keep it the same
  37. True
  38. does not sprout
  39. sunlight
  40. not needed to sprout

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