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