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Science experiments lesson 14: Sprouting seeds: what seeds need · Set 727 · 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.True or false: sunlight is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) cotton wool (b) yeast (c) water (d) a few days
  3. 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) a small bowl (c) moong seeds (d) water
  4. 4.🌱 Is water needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
  5. 5.🔮 Predict: seeds on wet cotton are kept in the freezer. What happens? (a) they grow fruit (b) they glow (c) they sprout faster (d) they do not sprout
  6. 6.🌱 Why do the seeds on dry cotton not sprout? (a) they have no salt (b) they are too wet (c) they have no water (d) they have no soil
  7. 7.🧺 Do we need moong seeds for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) soil (b) salt (c) sugar (d) water
  9. 9.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds in the dark? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
  10. 10.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) yeast (b) a balloon (c) a magnet (d) moong seeds
  11. 11.🛟 What should you do after touching soil or seeds? (a) rub your eyes (b) wash your hands (c) lick your fingers (d) skip washing
  12. 12.🌱 Where does a sprouting seed get its first food from? (a) food stored in the seed (b) the sunlight only (c) the air (d) the cotton wool
  13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “how many seeds sprout”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
  14. 14.True or false: a magnet is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🌱 What comes out of a moong seed first when it sprouts? (a) a tiny root (b) a fruit (c) a flower (d) a thorn
  16. 16.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) seeds on dry cotton (b) seeds in the freezer (c) seeds on wet cotton (d) boiled seeds
  17. 17.🛟 Some seeds from shops are coated with chemicals. What is the safe rule? (a) throw them at friends (b) eat a few to check (c) feed them to pets (d) never put seeds in mouth
  18. 18.🌱 Is salt needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
  19. 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cotton wool (b) moong seeds (c) water (d) a balloon
  20. 20.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds by a window? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
  21. 21.⚖️ 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
  22. 22.🌱 Is sugar needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
  23. 23.True or false: air is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: seeds on wet cotton does not sprout. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔮 Predict: seeds on wet cotton are kept in a dark cupboard. Will they sprout? (a) no, never (b) they turn to stones (c) they melt (d) yes, they sprout
  26. 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cotton wool (b) a small bowl (c) water (d) yeast
  27. 27.🌱 Is soil needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
  28. 28.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is what we measure? (a) wet or dry cotton (b) the kind of seeds (c) how many seeds sprout (d) the number of seeds
  29. 29.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on wet cotton? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
  30. 30.🌱 Is air needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
  31. 31.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the same place”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  32. 32.True or false: water is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) moong seeds (b) a battery cell (c) a few days (d) cotton wool
  34. 34.⚖️ 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
  35. 35.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the number of seeds is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🧺 Do we need cotton wool for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
  37. 37.True or false: boiled seeds sprouts in a few days. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: seeds on dry cotton sprouts in a few days. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds in the freezer? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
  40. 40.True or false: a small bowl is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. True
  2. yeast
  3. a magnet
  4. needed to sprout
  5. they do not sprout
  6. they have no water
  7. needed
  8. water
  9. sprouts
  10. moong seeds
  11. wash your hands
  12. food stored in the seed
  13. we measure it
  14. False
  15. a tiny root
  16. seeds on wet cotton
  17. never put seeds in mouth
  18. not needed to sprout
  19. a balloon
  20. sprouts
  21. True
  22. not needed to sprout
  23. True
  24. False
  25. yes, they sprout
  26. yeast
  27. not needed to sprout
  28. how many seeds sprout
  29. sprouts
  30. needed to sprout
  31. we keep it the same
  32. True
  33. a battery cell
  34. we keep it the same
  35. True
  36. needed
  37. False
  38. False
  39. does not sprout
  40. False

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