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