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Science experiments lesson 14: Sprouting seeds: what seeds need · Set 564 · 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) lick your fingers (b) rub your eyes (c) skip washing (d) wash your hands
  2. 2.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the same place is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔮 Predict: sprouts grow in the dark for a week. What colour are their leaves? (a) blue (b) dark green (c) pale yellow (d) bright red
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) air (b) soil (c) water (d) warmth
  5. 5.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the number of seeds is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🌱 Is sunlight needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
  7. 7.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the same bowls is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) cotton wool (b) a balloon (c) a battery cell (d) turmeric powder
  9. 9.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) seeds on wet cotton (b) wet seeds by a window (c) wet seeds in the dark (d) seeds on dry cotton
  10. 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a few days (b) a small bowl (c) a balloon (d) moong seeds
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) salt (b) sugar (c) sunlight (d) air
  12. 12.🧺 Do we need cotton wool for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
  13. 13.🧺 Do we need a small bowl for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
  14. 14.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “wet or dry cotton”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
  15. 15.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds in the dark? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
  16. 16.True or false: air is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: water is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) boiled seeds (b) seeds on dry cotton (c) seeds in the freezer (d) wet seeds by a window
  19. 19.🧺 Do we need a balloon for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
  20. 20.True or false: boiled seeds sprouts in a few days. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: air is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🧺 Do we need yeast for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
  23. 23.🌱 Seeds need water, air and ___ to sprout. (a) salt (b) soil (c) warmth (d) sugar
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) salt (b) warmth (c) sugar (d) sunlight
  25. 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) water (b) turmeric powder (c) moong seeds (d) cotton wool
  26. 26.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the same bowls is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: salt is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a small bowl (b) moong seeds (c) a battery cell (d) cotton wool
  29. 29.🌱 What comes out of a moong seed first when it sprouts? (a) a tiny root (b) a flower (c) a fruit (d) a thorn
  30. 30.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is what we measure? (a) how many seeds sprout (b) the same place (c) the same bowls (d) wet or dry cotton
  31. 31.🧺 Do we need water for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
  32. 32.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the kind of seeds (b) the same bowls (c) wet or dry cotton (d) how many seeds sprout
  33. 33.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) turmeric powder (b) a magnet (c) a balloon (d) a few days
  34. 34.🌱 Where does a sprouting seed get its first food from? (a) the cotton wool (b) food stored in the seed (c) the sunlight only (d) the air
  35. 35.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on wet cotton? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
  36. 36.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
  37. 37.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) water (b) warmth (c) soil (d) air
  38. 38.True or false: wet seeds by a window does not sprout. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a small bowl (c) cotton wool (d) moong seeds
  40. 40.True or false: a mirror is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. wash your hands
  2. True
  3. pale yellow
  4. soil
  5. False
  6. not needed to sprout
  7. True
  8. cotton wool
  9. seeds on dry cotton
  10. a balloon
  11. air
  12. needed
  13. needed
  14. we change it
  15. sprouts
  16. True
  17. True
  18. wet seeds by a window
  19. not needed
  20. False
  21. False
  22. not needed
  23. warmth
  24. warmth
  25. turmeric powder
  26. False
  27. False
  28. a battery cell
  29. a tiny root
  30. how many seeds sprout
  31. needed
  32. wet or dry cotton
  33. a few days
  34. food stored in the seed
  35. sprouts
  36. we measure it
  37. soil
  38. False
  39. yeast
  40. True

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