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