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.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the same bowls (b) the same place (c) wet or dry cotton (d) how many seeds sprout
- 2.True or false: boiled seeds sprouts in a few days. (a) True (b) False
- 3.🧺 Do we need yeast for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 4.True or false: a few days is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 5.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on wet cotton? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) moong seeds (b) a small bowl (c) yeast (d) a few days
- 7.🔮 Predict: sprouts grow in the dark for a week. What colour are their leaves? (a) blue (b) bright red (c) dark green (d) pale yellow
- 8.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “wet or dry cotton”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 9.🌱 Seeds need water, air and ___ to sprout. (a) warmth (b) salt (c) sugar (d) soil
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) warmth (b) air (c) soil (d) water
- 11.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) seeds on wet cotton (b) seeds on dry cotton (c) seeds in the freezer (d) boiled seeds
- 12.True or false: water is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 13.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
- 14.🌱 Is soil needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 15.True or false: salt is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on dry cotton? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a few days (b) moong seeds (c) water (d) a balloon
- 18.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) boiled seeds (b) seeds in the freezer (c) seeds on dry cotton (d) wet seeds in the dark
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sugar (b) soil (c) warmth (d) salt
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) water (b) warmth (c) salt (d) air
- 21.🧺 Do we need a few days for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 22.🛟 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
- 23.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a small bowl (b) yeast (c) a balloon (d) turmeric powder
- 24.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) cotton wool (b) a small bowl (c) water (d) a magnet
- 25.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the kind of seeds (b) the same bowls (c) the same place (d) how many seeds sprout
- 26.True or false: seeds on dry cotton does not sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 27.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the same place is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) soil (b) water (c) sugar (d) salt
- 29.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) turmeric powder (b) a magnet (c) a few days (d) yeast
- 30.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the same place is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 31.True or false: warmth is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🧺 Do we need a mirror for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 33.🌱 Why do the seeds on dry cotton not sprout? (a) they have no soil (b) they are too wet (c) they have no water (d) they have no salt
- 34.🌱 Is water needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 35.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the kind of seeds”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 36.True or false: salt is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 37.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: how many seeds sprout is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) water (b) a mirror (c) moong seeds (d) cotton wool
- 39.⚖️ 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
- 40.🌱 What comes out of a moong seed first when it sprouts? (a) a flower (b) a thorn (c) a fruit (d) a tiny root
Answer key
- wet or dry cotton
- False
- not needed
- True
- sprouts
- yeast
- pale yellow
- we change it
- warmth
- soil
- seeds on wet cotton
- False
- we measure it
- not needed to sprout
- True
- does not sprout
- a balloon
- wet seeds in the dark
- warmth
- salt
- needed
- never put seeds in mouth
- a small bowl
- a magnet
- how many seeds sprout
- True
- True
- water
- a few days
- False
- True
- not needed
- they have no water
- needed to sprout
- we keep it the same
- False
- False
- a mirror
- the number of seeds
- a tiny root
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