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