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Science experiments lesson 14: Sprouting seeds: what seeds need · Set 551 · 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.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on wet cotton? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) water (b) air (c) soil (d) warmth
  3. 3.🌱 Is salt needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
  4. 4.🔮 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
  5. 5.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the number of seeds is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is kept the same? (a) how many seeds sprout (b) the kind of seeds (c) wet or dry cotton
  7. 7.🛟 What should you do after touching soil or seeds? (a) rub your eyes (b) lick your fingers (c) skip washing (d) wash your hands
  8. 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) water (b) a few days (c) a magnet (d) cotton wool
  9. 9.True or false: water is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) sugar (b) warmth (c) salt (d) soil
  11. 11.🌱 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
  12. 12.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the same place”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
  13. 13.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) water (b) a battery cell (c) a few days (d) cotton wool
  14. 14.📘 What do we call a seed starting to grow? (a) germination (b) evaporation (c) condensation (d) pollination
  15. 15.True or false: wet seeds in the dark does not sprout. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on dry cotton? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
  17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: wet or dry cotton is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) sunlight (b) warmth (c) water (d) air
  19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) wet or dry cotton (b) the same bowls (c) the kind of seeds (d) the number of seeds
  20. 20.🌱 What comes out of a moong seed first when it sprouts? (a) a flower (b) a tiny root (c) a thorn (d) a fruit
  21. 21.🌱 Is air needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
  22. 22.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the same place is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔮 Predict: seeds on wet cotton are kept in the freezer. What happens? (a) they glow (b) they grow fruit (c) they do not sprout (d) they sprout faster
  24. 24.⚖️ 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
  25. 25.True or false: yeast is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) warmth (b) water (c) sunlight (d) air
  27. 27.True or false: sugar is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🧺 Do we need water for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
  29. 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a few days (b) water (c) cotton wool (d) a balloon
  30. 30.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) seeds in the freezer (b) seeds on dry cotton (c) boiled seeds (d) seeds on wet cotton
  31. 31.True or false: seeds on wet cotton sprouts in a few days. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🌱 Is sunlight needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
  33. 33.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🧺 Do we need a balloon for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
  35. 35.⚖️ 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
  36. 36.True or false: a battery cell is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) cotton wool (b) water (c) turmeric powder (d) a small bowl
  38. 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cotton wool (b) a mirror (c) moong seeds (d) a small bowl
  39. 39.True or false: warmth is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the kind of seeds is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. sprouts
  2. soil
  3. not needed to sprout
  4. yes, they sprout
  5. True
  6. the kind of seeds
  7. wash your hands
  8. a magnet
  9. True
  10. warmth
  11. food stored in the seed
  12. we keep it the same
  13. a battery cell
  14. germination
  15. False
  16. does not sprout
  17. True
  18. sunlight
  19. wet or dry cotton
  20. a tiny root
  21. needed to sprout
  22. True
  23. they do not sprout
  24. we keep it the same
  25. False
  26. sunlight
  27. False
  28. needed
  29. a balloon
  30. seeds on wet cotton
  31. True
  32. not needed to sprout
  33. True
  34. not needed
  35. we keep it the same
  36. False
  37. turmeric powder
  38. a mirror
  39. True
  40. False

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