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