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