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प्रश्न
How many types of seeds can you collect? Where will you find them? Each of you should try to collect as many different types of seeds as you can. After that, put all the seed collections together. Now observe these seeds carefully – their shapes, sizes, colours, textures (smooth or rough). Make a seed chart to put up in the class. You can start with a table like this.
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उत्तर
| Name of the seed | Colour | Shape (draw) | Texture |
| Rajma | Reddish-brown |  |
Smooth |
| Moong | Green | Draw self | Soft |
| Chana | Brown | Draw self | Soft |
| Papaya | Black | Draw self | Rough |
| Mango | Whitish yellow | Draw self | Rough |
| Anisteed | Gree | Draw self | Soft |
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Do you remember that in Class IV you did an activity with seeds? Now try another one.
- Take some chana and three bowls.
- Put five chana in the first bowl and fill it up with water.
- Put a damp piece of cloth or some cotton wool in the second bowl. Now keep the same number of chanas in it. Make sure that the cotton wool or cloth remains wet.
- Put the same number of chanas in the third bowl. Do not put anything else in it. Cover all three bowls.
Observe after two days and note the changes in the bowls.
| Bowl 1 | Bowl 2 | Bowl 3 | |
| Are the seeds getting air? | No | Yes | Yes |
| Are the seeds getting water? | |||
| What changes did you see? | |||
| Have the seeds sprouted? |
Name of the seed: ______
The date on which you planted them: ______
The day you observe something coming out of the soil, start filling the table:
| Date | Height of the plant (in cm) | Number of seen leaves | Any other change |
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Seeds that are used as spices in your home.
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Seeds of fruits.
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Do you know any games that you can play with seeds? Discuss with your friends.
Plants cannot move around. Once they grow, they remain in the same place. But their seeds are great travellers! They can reach far and wide. Look at picture 1 and see the flying seeds.
Picture 1
Picture 2
What is it called in your area?
Plants cannot move around. Once they grow, they remain in the same place. But their seeds are great travellers! They can reach far and wide. Look at picture 1 and see the flying seeds.
Picture 1
Picture 2
Look at your seed collection. Guess how many of those could have travelled by flying.
Look at the pictures given below and guess how the seeds travel and reach different places.
Some plants spread their seeds over long distances. When the soybean pods are ripe, they burst and the seeds are thrown out. Have you ever heard their sound?
