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प्रश्न
When you split the whole masoor, you get me - masoor dal. But then you cannot sprout me! Can you think why?
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उत्तर
This happens because the sprouting capacity of masoor is lost after it is split.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Has the doctor or someone you know ever told you to eat sprouts? Why?
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? |
Was there any change in the stem of the plant?
Which seeds took the most number of days for the stem to come out of the soil?
Did anyone’s plant dry up or turn yellow? Why did this happen?
How does a big plant grow from a tiny seed?
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.
Make lists of :
Seeds that are flat.
Make lists of :
Do you know any games that you can play with seeds? Discuss with your friends.
Reena has drawn this picture of the seed sprouted by her. What do you think the seeds need for sprouting? Write in your own words. How would Reena’s seeds look if they did not get the things needed? Show by drawing a picture.
