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Science experiments lesson 14: Sprouting seeds: what seeds need · Set 456 · 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.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) wet seeds in the dark (b) seeds on dry cotton (c) seeds in the freezer (d) boiled seeds
  2. 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a small bowl (b) a balloon (c) a few days (d) water
  3. 3.True or false: salt is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🌱 What comes out of a moong seed first when it sprouts? (a) a fruit (b) a tiny root (c) a flower (d) a thorn
  5. 5.🧺 Do we need moong seeds for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
  6. 6.🛟 What should you do after touching soil or seeds? (a) lick your fingers (b) wash your hands (c) rub your eyes (d) skip washing
  7. 7.🌱 Where does a sprouting seed get its first food from? (a) the air (b) food stored in the seed (c) the cotton wool (d) the sunlight only
  8. 8.🌱 Why do the seeds on dry cotton not sprout? (a) they are too wet (b) they have no soil (c) they have no water (d) they have no salt
  9. 9.🧺 Do we need water for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
  10. 10.🌱 Is air needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
  11. 11.🛟 Some seeds from shops are coated with chemicals. What is the safe rule? (a) never put seeds in mouth (b) eat a few to check (c) throw them at friends (d) feed them to pets
  12. 12.🔮 Predict: sprouts grow in the dark for a week. What colour are their leaves? (a) bright red (b) blue (c) pale yellow (d) dark green
  13. 13.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) warmth (b) water (c) salt (d) air
  14. 14.True or false: sugar is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a mirror (b) yeast (c) a magnet (d) a small bowl
  16. 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a few days (b) a battery cell (c) a small bowl (d) cotton wool
  17. 17.🌱 Will these sprout: boiled seeds? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sunlight (b) soil (c) sugar (d) water
  19. 19.🔮 Predict: seeds on wet cotton are kept in the freezer. What happens? (a) they grow fruit (b) they sprout faster (c) they do not sprout (d) they glow
  20. 20.True or false: warmth is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds in the dark? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
  22. 22.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) warmth (b) air (c) water (d) sunlight
  23. 23.True or false: water is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🌱 Seeds need water, air and ___ to sprout. (a) salt (b) warmth (c) sugar (d) soil
  25. 25.⚖️ 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
  26. 26.True or false: a balloon is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) seeds on wet cotton (b) seeds in the freezer (c) seeds on dry cotton (d) boiled seeds
  28. 28.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) water (b) cotton wool (c) turmeric powder (d) a few days
  29. 29.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
  30. 30.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the number of seeds is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) water (b) air (c) warmth (d) soil
  32. 32.⚖️ 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) the same place
  33. 33.True or false: seeds in the freezer sprouts in a few days. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) wet seeds by a window (b) seeds on wet cotton (c) seeds on dry cotton (d) wet seeds in the dark
  35. 35.True or false: sunlight is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cotton wool (b) moong seeds (c) a few days (d) a mirror
  37. 37.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the kind of seeds is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the kind of seeds is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.⚖️ 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
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sugar (b) salt (c) soil (d) warmth

Answer key

  1. wet seeds in the dark
  2. a balloon
  3. False
  4. a tiny root
  5. needed
  6. wash your hands
  7. food stored in the seed
  8. they have no water
  9. needed
  10. needed to sprout
  11. never put seeds in mouth
  12. pale yellow
  13. salt
  14. False
  15. a small bowl
  16. a battery cell
  17. does not sprout
  18. water
  19. they do not sprout
  20. False
  21. sprouts
  22. sunlight
  23. False
  24. warmth
  25. we keep it the same
  26. True
  27. seeds on wet cotton
  28. turmeric powder
  29. not needed
  30. True
  31. soil
  32. wet or dry cotton
  33. False
  34. seeds on dry cotton
  35. False
  36. a mirror
  37. False
  38. True
  39. we keep it the same
  40. warmth

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