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Science experiments lesson 14: Sprouting seeds: what seeds need · Set 827 · 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) skip washing (c) rub your eyes (d) wash your hands
  2. 2.🌱 What comes out of a moong seed first when it sprouts? (a) a fruit (b) a flower (c) a tiny root (d) a thorn
  3. 3.🌱 Is sunlight needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
  4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is kept the same? (a) how many seeds sprout (b) wet or dry cotton (c) the same bowls
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) water (b) warmth (c) sugar (d) air
  6. 6.🌱 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 in the freezer
  7. 7.🌱 Seeds need water, air and ___ to sprout. (a) salt (b) sugar (c) soil (d) warmth
  8. 8.🛟 Some seeds from shops are coated with chemicals. What is the safe rule? (a) feed them to pets (b) never put seeds in mouth (c) throw them at friends (d) eat a few to check
  9. 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cotton wool (b) a small bowl (c) a balloon (d) a few days
  10. 10.True or false: water is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔮 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
  12. 12.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) air (b) water (c) soil (d) warmth
  13. 13.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) soil (b) salt (c) warmth (d) sunlight
  14. 14.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the same bowls”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
  15. 15.🧺 Do we need yeast for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
  16. 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a small bowl (b) moong seeds (c) a few days (d) a magnet
  17. 17.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds by a window? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
  18. 18.🔮 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
  19. 19.🔮 Predict: sprouts grow in the dark for a week. What colour are their leaves? (a) pale yellow (b) dark green (c) blue (d) bright red
  20. 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cotton wool (b) water (c) moong seeds (d) yeast
  21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the same bowls (b) the same place (c) the number of seeds (d) how many seeds sprout
  22. 22.True or false: water is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a small bowl (b) water (c) a few days (d) a mirror
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) warmth (b) soil (c) water (d) air
  25. 25.True or false: seeds on wet cotton sprouts in a few days. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) seeds on dry cotton (b) seeds on wet cotton (c) wet seeds in the dark (d) wet seeds by a window
  27. 27.True or false: seeds on wet cotton does not sprout. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) cotton wool (c) a small bowl (d) moong seeds
  29. 29.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the kind of seeds”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  30. 30.⚖️ 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
  31. 31.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) water (b) cotton wool (c) yeast (d) a small bowl
  32. 32.🧺 Do we need cotton wool for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
  33. 33.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “wet or dry cotton”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
  34. 34.True or false: a few days is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a mirror (b) turmeric powder (c) a balloon (d) a small bowl
  36. 36.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) seeds in the freezer (b) boiled seeds (c) wet seeds by a window (d) seeds on dry cotton
  37. 37.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) seeds in the freezer (b) seeds on wet cotton (c) boiled seeds (d) seeds on dry cotton
  38. 38.⚖️ 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
  39. 39.True or false: a small bowl is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) boiled seeds (b) seeds in the freezer (c) seeds on dry cotton (d) wet seeds in the dark

Answer key

  1. wash your hands
  2. a tiny root
  3. not needed to sprout
  4. the same bowls
  5. sugar
  6. seeds in the freezer
  7. warmth
  8. never put seeds in mouth
  9. a balloon
  10. False
  11. they do not sprout
  12. soil
  13. warmth
  14. we keep it the same
  15. not needed
  16. a magnet
  17. sprouts
  18. yes, they sprout
  19. pale yellow
  20. yeast
  21. how many seeds sprout
  22. True
  23. a mirror
  24. soil
  25. True
  26. seeds on dry cotton
  27. False
  28. a mirror
  29. we keep it the same
  30. False
  31. yeast
  32. needed
  33. we change it
  34. False
  35. a small bowl
  36. wet seeds by a window
  37. seeds on wet cotton
  38. True
  39. True
  40. wet seeds in the dark

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