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) a magnet (b) moong seeds (c) water (d) cotton wool
- 2.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) turmeric powder (b) a battery cell (c) yeast (d) moong seeds
- 3.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) wet seeds in the dark (b) wet seeds by a window (c) seeds on dry cotton (d) seeds on wet cotton
- 4.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the same bowls (b) how many seeds sprout (c) wet or dry cotton (d) the kind of seeds
- 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a few days (b) turmeric powder (c) a small bowl (d) cotton wool
- 6.🔮 Predict: sprouts grow in the dark for a week. What colour are their leaves? (a) dark green (b) blue (c) pale yellow (d) bright red
- 7.True or false: a few days is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 8.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on dry cotton? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 9.🌱 Where does a sprouting seed get its first food from? (a) the cotton wool (b) the sunlight only (c) the air (d) food stored in the seed
- 10.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the same place”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) soil (b) warmth (c) sugar (d) sunlight
- 12.True or false: warmth is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 13.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) soil (b) water (c) warmth (d) air
- 14.🧺 Do we need a few days for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 15.🧺 Do we need a balloon for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 16.True or false: water is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 17.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds in the freezer? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) salt (b) water (c) air (d) warmth
- 19.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) soil (b) sugar (c) water (d) sunlight
- 20.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a balloon (b) cotton wool (c) yeast (d) a mirror
- 21.True or false: wet seeds by a window sprouts in a few days. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a battery cell (b) moong seeds (c) a small bowl (d) cotton wool
- 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cotton wool (b) a small bowl (c) a battery cell (d) moong seeds
- 24.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) seeds in the freezer (b) seeds on dry cotton (c) boiled seeds (d) wet seeds in the dark
- 25.🛟 What should you do after touching soil or seeds? (a) skip washing (b) rub your eyes (c) wash your hands (d) lick your fingers
- 26.True or false: soil is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 27.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) water (b) air (c) warmth (d) salt
- 28.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) seeds on wet cotton (b) seeds on dry cotton (c) boiled seeds (d) seeds in the freezer
- 29.🌱 Is water needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 30.True or false: sunlight is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🧺 Do we need yeast for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 32.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on wet cotton? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) salt (b) sunlight (c) soil (d) water
- 34.True or false: cotton wool is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 35.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: wet or dry cotton is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds by a window? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 37.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) soil (b) salt (c) air (d) sugar
- 38.⚖️ 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
- 39.🌱 What comes out of a moong seed first when it sprouts? (a) a thorn (b) a fruit (c) a flower (d) a tiny root
- 40.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the kind of seeds”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
Answer key
- a magnet
- moong seeds
- seeds on dry cotton
- wet or dry cotton
- turmeric powder
- pale yellow
- True
- does not sprout
- food stored in the seed
- we keep it the same
- warmth
- False
- soil
- needed
- not needed
- False
- does not sprout
- salt
- water
- cotton wool
- True
- a battery cell
- a battery cell
- wet seeds in the dark
- wash your hands
- False
- salt
- seeds on wet cotton
- needed to sprout
- True
- not needed
- sprouts
- water
- False
- False
- sprouts
- air
- we keep it the same
- a tiny root
- we keep it the same
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