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