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