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Science experiments lesson 14: Sprouting seeds: what seeds need · Set 651 · 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.🔮 Predict: seeds on wet cotton are kept in a dark cupboard. Will they sprout? (a) yes, they sprout (b) no, never (c) they turn to stones (d) they melt
  2. 2.🌱 Is air needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
  3. 3.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the same place (b) wet or dry cotton (c) how many seeds sprout (d) the same bowls
  4. 4.🔮 Predict: sprouts grow in the dark for a week. What colour are their leaves? (a) blue (b) pale yellow (c) dark green (d) bright red
  5. 5.⚖️ 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
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) warmth (b) water (c) salt (d) air
  7. 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cotton wool (b) a small bowl (c) water (d) yeast
  8. 8.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: how many seeds sprout is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on wet cotton? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
  10. 10.True or false: cotton wool is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🛟 Some seeds from shops are coated with chemicals. What is the safe rule? (a) eat a few to check (b) never put seeds in mouth (c) feed them to pets (d) throw them at friends
  12. 12.🌱 Why do the seeds on dry cotton not sprout? (a) they are too wet (b) they have no salt (c) they have no soil (d) they have no water
  13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the same place is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🌱 Where does a sprouting seed get its first food from? (a) the sunlight only (b) food stored in the seed (c) the cotton wool (d) the air
  15. 15.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) yeast (b) water (c) a magnet (d) a balloon
  16. 16.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) air (b) water (c) salt (d) warmth
  17. 17.True or false: a few days is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on dry cotton? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
  19. 19.📘 What do we call a seed starting to grow? (a) condensation (b) pollination (c) evaporation (d) germination
  20. 20.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a battery cell (b) turmeric powder (c) a mirror (d) cotton wool
  21. 21.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) seeds in the freezer (b) boiled seeds (c) seeds on dry cotton (d) seeds on wet cotton
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) soil (b) sunlight (c) warmth (d) salt
  23. 23.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the kind of seeds is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds in the dark? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
  25. 25.True or false: wet seeds in the dark sprouts in a few days. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🌱 Will these sprout: boiled seeds? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
  27. 27.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) wet seeds in the dark (b) seeds on wet cotton (c) wet seeds by a window (d) seeds on dry cotton
  28. 28.🌱 What comes out of a moong seed first when it sprouts? (a) a flower (b) a fruit (c) a tiny root (d) a thorn
  29. 29.True or false: a mirror is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🌱 Seeds need water, air and ___ to sprout. (a) sugar (b) salt (c) warmth (d) soil
  31. 31.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a few days (b) a battery cell (c) water (d) cotton wool
  32. 32.⚖️ 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
  33. 33.🧺 Do we need a balloon for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sunlight (b) water (c) warmth (d) air
  35. 35.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
  36. 36.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the same bowls”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
  37. 37.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the kind of seeds (b) the same place (c) how many seeds sprout (d) wet or dry cotton
  38. 38.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the same place is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a mirror (b) a few days (c) a magnet (d) a battery cell
  40. 40.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) wet seeds by a window (b) boiled seeds (c) wet seeds in the dark (d) seeds on wet cotton

Answer key

  1. yes, they sprout
  2. needed to sprout
  3. wet or dry cotton
  4. pale yellow
  5. True
  6. salt
  7. yeast
  8. True
  9. sprouts
  10. True
  11. never put seeds in mouth
  12. they have no water
  13. True
  14. food stored in the seed
  15. water
  16. salt
  17. False
  18. does not sprout
  19. germination
  20. cotton wool
  21. seeds on wet cotton
  22. warmth
  23. False
  24. sprouts
  25. True
  26. does not sprout
  27. seeds on dry cotton
  28. a tiny root
  29. True
  30. warmth
  31. a battery cell
  32. we change it
  33. not needed
  34. sunlight
  35. we keep it the same
  36. we keep it the same
  37. how many seeds sprout
  38. False
  39. a few days
  40. boiled seeds

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