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Science experiments lesson 14: Sprouting seeds: what seeds need · Set 825 · 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) skip washing (b) lick your fingers (c) wash your hands (d) rub your eyes
  2. 2.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) water (b) a few days (c) cotton wool (d) a battery cell
  3. 3.🌱 Is water needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
  4. 4.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds by a window? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
  5. 5.🌱 Where does a sprouting seed get its first food from? (a) the sunlight only (b) the air (c) the cotton wool (d) food stored in the seed
  6. 6.True or false: a small bowl is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the kind of seeds”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
  8. 8.🧺 Do we need cotton wool for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sugar (b) soil (c) salt (d) air
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) water (b) salt (c) soil (d) sunlight
  11. 11.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) turmeric powder (b) water (c) yeast (d) a balloon
  12. 12.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) soil (b) air (c) sugar (d) salt
  13. 13.🔮 Predict: seeds on wet cotton are kept in a dark cupboard. Will they sprout? (a) no, never (b) yes, they sprout (c) they melt (d) they turn to stones
  14. 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cotton wool (b) a few days (c) water (d) a magnet
  15. 15.True or false: salt is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: air is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) water (b) a mirror (c) cotton wool (d) a small bowl
  18. 18.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on wet cotton? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
  19. 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a few days (b) cotton wool (c) turmeric powder (d) a small bowl
  20. 20.True or false: water is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: how many seeds sprout is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the same bowls”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
  23. 23.True or false: a few days is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: warmth is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the number of seeds is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sunlight (b) sugar (c) warmth (d) soil
  27. 27.🔮 Predict: sprouts grow in the dark for a week. What colour are their leaves? (a) dark green (b) blue (c) bright red (d) pale yellow
  28. 28.🛟 Some seeds from shops are coated with chemicals. What is the safe rule? (a) never put seeds in mouth (b) feed them to pets (c) eat a few to check (d) throw them at friends
  29. 29.🔮 Predict: seeds on wet cotton are kept in the freezer. What happens? (a) they grow fruit (b) they sprout faster (c) they glow (d) they do not sprout
  30. 30.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) wet seeds in the dark (b) wet seeds by a window (c) seeds on wet cotton (d) boiled seeds
  31. 31.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) air (b) warmth (c) water (d) sunlight
  32. 32.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) water (b) a balloon (c) moong seeds (d) cotton wool
  33. 33.🌱 Is warmth needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
  34. 34.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) water (b) air (c) warmth (d) soil
  35. 35.True or false: water is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🌱 What comes out of a moong seed first when it sprouts? (a) a fruit (b) a flower (c) a tiny root (d) a thorn
  37. 37.True or false: sunlight is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🧺 Do we need a magnet for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
  39. 39.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the kind of seeds (b) wet or dry cotton (c) how many seeds sprout (d) the number of seeds
  40. 40.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) seeds on dry cotton (b) seeds in the freezer (c) boiled seeds (d) wet seeds by a window

Answer key

  1. wash your hands
  2. a battery cell
  3. needed to sprout
  4. sprouts
  5. food stored in the seed
  6. True
  7. we keep it the same
  8. needed
  9. air
  10. water
  11. water
  12. air
  13. yes, they sprout
  14. a magnet
  15. True
  16. False
  17. a mirror
  18. sprouts
  19. turmeric powder
  20. True
  21. True
  22. we keep it the same
  23. True
  24. True
  25. True
  26. warmth
  27. pale yellow
  28. never put seeds in mouth
  29. they do not sprout
  30. boiled seeds
  31. sunlight
  32. a balloon
  33. needed to sprout
  34. soil
  35. False
  36. a tiny root
  37. True
  38. not needed
  39. how many seeds sprout
  40. wet seeds by a window

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