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Science experiments lesson 14: Sprouting seeds: what seeds need · Set 465 · 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.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a small bowl (b) yeast (c) cotton wool (d) water
  2. 2.🌱 What comes out of a moong seed first when it sprouts? (a) a thorn (b) a fruit (c) a flower (d) a tiny root
  3. 3.🌱 Is sugar needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
  4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the number of seeds (b) the same place (c) wet or dry cotton (d) how many seeds sprout
  5. 5.🛟 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) throw them at friends (d) eat a few to check
  6. 6.🌱 Is warmth needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
  7. 7.🌱 Where does a sprouting seed get its first food from? (a) the air (b) the sunlight only (c) the cotton wool (d) food stored in the seed
  8. 8.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the same bowls”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  9. 9.True or false: yeast is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on dry cotton? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) salt (b) air (c) soil (d) sunlight
  12. 12.True or false: wet seeds by a window does not sprout. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the number of seeds”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) warmth (b) sugar (c) salt (d) soil
  15. 15.True or false: salt is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the same place is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) warmth (b) water (c) air (d) sunlight
  18. 18.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: wet or dry cotton is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: seeds in the freezer sprouts in a few days. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) salt (b) air (c) warmth (d) water
  21. 21.🧺 Do we need water for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
  22. 22.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a balloon (b) a few days (c) moong seeds (d) cotton wool
  23. 23.🌱 Is salt needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
  24. 24.True or false: cotton wool is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: moong seeds is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🌱 Is water needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
  27. 27.True or false: air is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds in the freezer? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
  29. 29.True or false: wet seeds in the dark does not sprout. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🌱 Is sunlight needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
  31. 31.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the number of seeds is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: air is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔮 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
  34. 34.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the same place is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “wet or dry cotton”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
  36. 36.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) seeds on dry cotton (b) boiled seeds (c) wet seeds in the dark (d) seeds in the freezer
  37. 37.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) seeds on wet cotton (b) seeds on dry cotton (c) seeds in the freezer (d) boiled seeds
  38. 38.🌱 Is soil needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
  39. 39.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on wet cotton? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
  40. 40.🧺 Do we need cotton wool for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed

Answer key

  1. yeast
  2. a tiny root
  3. not needed to sprout
  4. how many seeds sprout
  5. never put seeds in mouth
  6. needed to sprout
  7. food stored in the seed
  8. we keep it the same
  9. False
  10. does not sprout
  11. air
  12. False
  13. we keep it the same
  14. warmth
  15. False
  16. True
  17. sunlight
  18. True
  19. False
  20. salt
  21. needed
  22. a balloon
  23. not needed to sprout
  24. False
  25. True
  26. needed to sprout
  27. True
  28. does not sprout
  29. False
  30. not needed to sprout
  31. True
  32. False
  33. pale yellow
  34. False
  35. we change it
  36. wet seeds in the dark
  37. seeds on wet cotton
  38. not needed to sprout
  39. sprouts
  40. needed

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