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