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) turmeric powder (b) a small bowl (c) water (d) a few days
- 2.🌱 Where does a sprouting seed get its first food from? (a) the air (b) the sunlight only (c) food stored in the seed (d) the cotton wool
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) warmth (b) sugar (c) water (d) air
- 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) water (b) a battery cell (c) moong seeds (d) cotton wool
- 5.🌱 Is soil needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 6.🛟 What should you do after touching soil or seeds? (a) rub your eyes (b) wash your hands (c) lick your fingers (d) skip washing
- 7.True or false: air is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 8.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) warmth (b) sunlight (c) salt (d) sugar
- 9.🌱 What comes out of a moong seed first when it sprouts? (a) a fruit (b) a thorn (c) a tiny root (d) a flower
- 10.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the same bowls (b) wet or dry cotton (c) the kind of seeds (d) how many seeds sprout
- 11.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the same bowls”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 12.🌱 Is sugar needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 13.True or false: wet seeds by a window does not sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) cotton wool (b) a mirror (c) water (d) moong seeds
- 15.⚖️ 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
- 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) moong seeds (b) cotton wool (c) a balloon (d) a small bowl
- 17.True or false: salt is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 18.🌱 Why do the seeds on dry cotton not sprout? (a) they have no water (b) they have no soil (c) they are too wet (d) they have no salt
- 19.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the same bowls is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 20.🔮 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
- 21.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the same bowls is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 22.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a battery cell (b) cotton wool (c) turmeric powder (d) yeast
- 23.🌱 Seeds need water, air and ___ to sprout. (a) sugar (b) soil (c) salt (d) warmth
- 24.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) moong seeds (b) a small bowl (c) a battery cell (d) a few days
- 25.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the number of seeds is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🌱 Is sunlight needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 27.True or false: seeds on dry cotton does not sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 28.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on wet cotton? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 29.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) moong seeds (b) yeast (c) cotton wool (d) water
- 30.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) water (b) air (c) soil (d) warmth
- 31.🧺 Do we need yeast for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 32.🧺 Do we need a magnet for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 33.True or false: a few days is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 34.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) wet seeds by a window (b) wet seeds in the dark (c) seeds on dry cotton (d) seeds on wet cotton
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sunlight (b) warmth (c) soil (d) salt
- 36.True or false: boiled seeds does not sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 37.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is kept the same? (a) wet or dry cotton (b) the number of seeds (c) how many seeds sprout
- 38.True or false: a mirror is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 39.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the number of seeds”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 40.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) how many seeds sprout (b) the same bowls (c) the number of seeds (d) wet or dry cotton
Answer key
- turmeric powder
- food stored in the seed
- sugar
- a battery cell
- not needed to sprout
- wash your hands
- True
- warmth
- a tiny root
- how many seeds sprout
- we keep it the same
- not needed to sprout
- False
- a mirror
- we keep it the same
- a balloon
- True
- they have no water
- True
- pale yellow
- False
- cotton wool
- warmth
- a battery cell
- False
- not needed to sprout
- True
- sprouts
- yeast
- soil
- not needed
- not needed
- True
- seeds on dry cotton
- warmth
- True
- the number of seeds
- False
- we keep it the same
- wet or dry cotton
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