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.True or false: a mirror is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 2.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a small bowl (b) a few days (c) water (d) a balloon
- 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a few days (b) a magnet (c) a small bowl (d) moong seeds
- 4.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) soil (b) sugar (c) salt (d) air
- 5.⚖️ 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
- 6.🧺 Do we need yeast for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) water (b) air (c) salt (d) warmth
- 8.🛟 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
- 9.🌱 Is salt needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 10.True or false: water is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) water (b) warmth (c) air (d) soil
- 12.🔮 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
- 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a few days (c) a small bowl (d) water
- 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) moong seeds (b) a few days (c) water (d) yeast
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) soil (b) sugar (c) sunlight (d) air
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) water (b) warmth (c) sugar (d) air
- 17.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is kept the same? (a) wet or dry cotton (b) the same place (c) how many seeds sprout
- 18.🌱 Is air needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 19.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) soil (b) sunlight (c) warmth (d) salt
- 20.🧺 Do we need cotton wool for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 21.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the number of seeds is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 22.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the same place”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 23.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: wet or dry cotton is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🧺 Do we need a balloon for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 25.📘 What do we call a seed starting to grow? (a) condensation (b) evaporation (c) germination (d) pollination
- 26.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “how many seeds sprout”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 27.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the kind of seeds (b) the number of seeds (c) the same place (d) wet or dry cotton
- 28.True or false: warmth is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) turmeric powder (b) moong seeds (c) a small bowl (d) water
- 30.True or false: air is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🌱 Is soil needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 32.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) a few days (c) cotton wool (d) water
- 33.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) turmeric powder (b) yeast (c) a magnet (d) moong seeds
- 34.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the same bowls is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a few days (b) a small bowl (c) a mirror (d) cotton wool
- 36.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the same bowls is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) seeds in the freezer (b) boiled seeds (c) seeds on dry cotton (d) wet seeds in the dark
- 38.True or false: salt is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 39.True or false: wet seeds in the dark does not sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on wet cotton? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
Answer key
- False
- a balloon
- a magnet
- air
- we keep it the same
- not needed
- salt
- never put seeds in mouth
- not needed to sprout
- True
- soil
- pale yellow
- a balloon
- yeast
- air
- sugar
- the same place
- needed to sprout
- warmth
- needed
- True
- we keep it the same
- True
- not needed
- germination
- we measure it
- wet or dry cotton
- False
- turmeric powder
- False
- not needed to sprout
- a battery cell
- moong seeds
- True
- a mirror
- False
- wet seeds in the dark
- True
- False
- sprouts
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