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Science experiments lesson 14: Sprouting seeds: what seeds need · Set 838 · 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.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) moong seeds (b) water (c) a balloon (d) a small bowl
  2. 2.True or false: air is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on wet cotton? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
  4. 4.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) turmeric powder (b) a small bowl (c) a balloon (d) a battery cell
  5. 5.🌱 Where does a sprouting seed get its first food from? (a) the air (b) the cotton wool (c) the sunlight only (d) food stored in the seed
  6. 6.True or false: a battery cell is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the number of seeds is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) air (b) water (c) warmth (d) soil
  9. 9.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) boiled seeds (b) seeds on wet cotton (c) wet seeds in the dark (d) wet seeds by a window
  10. 10.True or false: warmth is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🧺 Do we need a balloon for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
  12. 12.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the number of seeds is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) warmth (b) air (c) water (d) sugar
  14. 14.True or false: salt is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🌱 Is soil needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
  16. 16.🌱 Is sunlight needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
  17. 17.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) seeds on dry cotton (b) seeds in the freezer (c) wet seeds by a window (d) boiled seeds
  18. 18.🛟 Some seeds from shops are coated with chemicals. What is the safe rule? (a) feed them to pets (b) throw them at friends (c) eat a few to check (d) never put seeds in mouth
  19. 19.🔮 Predict: seeds on wet cotton are kept in the freezer. What happens? (a) they sprout faster (b) they grow fruit (c) they do not sprout (d) they glow
  20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: wet or dry cotton is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) wet seeds by a window (b) seeds on wet cotton (c) seeds on dry cotton (d) wet seeds in the dark
  22. 22.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) water (b) cotton wool (c) a magnet (d) a small bowl
  23. 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) water (b) a small bowl (c) yeast (d) cotton wool
  24. 24.⚖️ 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 number of seeds
  25. 25.🌱 Why do the seeds on dry cotton not sprout? (a) they have no water (b) they have no salt (c) they have no soil (d) they are too wet
  26. 26.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the number of seeds (b) how many seeds sprout (c) the kind of seeds (d) the same bowls
  27. 27.🌱 Is salt needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
  28. 28.True or false: moong seeds is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🌱 Seeds need water, air and ___ to sprout. (a) soil (b) warmth (c) sugar (d) salt
  30. 30.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a few days (b) a balloon (c) a mirror (d) yeast
  31. 31.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) cotton wool (b) a mirror (c) water (d) a few days
  32. 32.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) water (b) sunlight (c) soil (d) salt
  33. 33.🔮 Predict: sprouts grow in the dark for a week. What colour are their leaves? (a) blue (b) bright red (c) pale yellow (d) dark green
  34. 34.🌱 Will these sprout: boiled seeds? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
  35. 35.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a mirror (b) moong seeds (c) a magnet (d) a battery cell
  36. 36.🌱 Is warmth needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
  37. 37.🛟 What should you do after touching soil or seeds? (a) skip washing (b) rub your eyes (c) wash your hands (d) lick your fingers
  38. 38.True or false: seeds on wet cotton does not sprout. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: seeds on dry cotton sprouts in a few days. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.⚖️ 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

Answer key

  1. a balloon
  2. True
  3. sprouts
  4. a small bowl
  5. food stored in the seed
  6. False
  7. True
  8. soil
  9. boiled seeds
  10. False
  11. not needed
  12. False
  13. sugar
  14. True
  15. not needed to sprout
  16. not needed to sprout
  17. wet seeds by a window
  18. never put seeds in mouth
  19. they do not sprout
  20. False
  21. seeds on dry cotton
  22. a magnet
  23. yeast
  24. the number of seeds
  25. they have no water
  26. how many seeds sprout
  27. not needed to sprout
  28. True
  29. warmth
  30. a few days
  31. a mirror
  32. water
  33. pale yellow
  34. does not sprout
  35. moong seeds
  36. needed to sprout
  37. wash your hands
  38. False
  39. False
  40. we keep it the same

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