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) a small bowl (c) turmeric powder (d) cotton wool
- 2.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the kind of seeds (b) wet or dry cotton (c) the number of seeds (d) how many seeds sprout
- 3.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) sugar (b) water (c) air (d) warmth
- 4.🛟 What should you do after touching soil or seeds? (a) rub your eyes (b) skip washing (c) wash your hands (d) lick your fingers
- 5.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on wet cotton? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 6.🌱 Is warmth needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 7.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the number of seeds”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 8.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the same bowls (b) how many seeds sprout (c) wet or dry cotton
- 9.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) water (b) warmth (c) air (d) salt
- 10.True or false: air is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 11.🧺 Do we need a mirror for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 12.🌱 What comes out of a moong seed first when it sprouts? (a) a fruit (b) a thorn (c) a flower (d) a tiny root
- 13.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: how many seeds sprout is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) water (b) a small bowl (c) a balloon (d) a few days
- 15.True or false: a magnet is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 16.⚖️ 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) wet or dry cotton (d) how many seeds sprout
- 17.True or false: sunlight is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 18.🧺 Do we need a small bowl for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 19.True or false: a magnet is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 20.⚖️ 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
- 21.True or false: seeds on wet cotton sprouts in a few days. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) seeds in the freezer (b) seeds on dry cotton (c) wet seeds by a window (d) boiled seeds
- 23.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) warmth (b) soil (c) air (d) water
- 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cotton wool (b) a small bowl (c) a battery cell (d) moong seeds
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sunlight (b) sugar (c) salt (d) air
- 26.📘 What do we call a seed starting to grow? (a) evaporation (b) condensation (c) germination (d) pollination
- 27.True or false: moong seeds is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) wet seeds in the dark (b) wet seeds by a window (c) seeds on dry cotton (d) seeds on wet cotton
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) soil (b) warmth (c) sugar (d) salt
- 30.True or false: sugar is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🧺 Do we need a few days for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 32.🔮 Predict: sprouts grow in the dark for a week. What colour are their leaves? (a) pale yellow (b) dark green (c) blue (d) bright red
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) water (b) sunlight (c) warmth (d) air
- 34.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) cotton wool (b) a few days (c) yeast (d) moong seeds
- 35.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: wet or dry cotton is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) water (b) air (c) warmth (d) soil
- 37.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a balloon (b) a mirror (c) yeast (d) water
- 38.True or false: yeast is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 39.🔮 Predict: seeds on wet cotton are kept in a dark cupboard. Will they sprout? (a) yes, they sprout (b) they melt (c) they turn to stones (d) no, never
- 40.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: how many seeds sprout is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- turmeric powder
- how many seeds sprout
- sugar
- wash your hands
- sprouts
- needed to sprout
- we keep it the same
- the same bowls
- salt
- False
- not needed
- a tiny root
- False
- a balloon
- False
- wet or dry cotton
- True
- needed
- True
- we change it
- True
- wet seeds by a window
- soil
- a battery cell
- air
- germination
- False
- seeds on dry cotton
- warmth
- False
- needed
- pale yellow
- sunlight
- yeast
- False
- soil
- water
- True
- yes, they sprout
- True
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