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