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