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