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