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