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 the one thing we change? (a) wet or dry cotton (b) the kind of seeds (c) the number of seeds (d) how many seeds sprout
- 2.True or false: a mirror is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) air (b) warmth (c) sunlight (d) water
- 4.True or false: sugar is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 5.True or false: salt is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on dry cotton? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 7.🛟 What should you do after touching soil or seeds? (a) skip washing (b) wash your hands (c) lick your fingers (d) rub your eyes
- 8.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) air (b) warmth (c) sunlight (d) water
- 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a few days (b) a magnet (c) cotton wool (d) a small bowl
- 10.🔮 Predict: sprouts grow in the dark for a week. What colour are their leaves? (a) dark green (b) blue (c) pale yellow (d) bright red
- 11.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds by a window? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 12.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) seeds in the freezer (b) seeds on wet cotton (c) seeds on dry cotton (d) boiled seeds
- 13.True or false: water is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds in the freezer? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 15.🧺 Do we need a balloon for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 16.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) seeds in the freezer (b) boiled seeds (c) seeds on dry cotton (d) wet seeds in the dark
- 17.🛟 Some seeds from shops are coated with chemicals. What is the safe rule? (a) eat a few to check (b) feed them to pets (c) never put seeds in mouth (d) throw them at friends
- 18.True or false: seeds on dry cotton sprouts in a few days. (a) True (b) False
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) air (b) sunlight (c) soil (d) sugar
- 20.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) salt (b) sugar (c) sunlight (d) water
- 21.🌱 Is air needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sugar (b) warmth (c) water (d) air
- 23.🧺 Do we need yeast for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 24.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the same place”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 25.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the same place is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🌱 Will these sprout: boiled seeds? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) moong seeds (b) a small bowl (c) cotton wool (d) a battery cell
- 28.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “how many seeds sprout”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 29.🧺 Do we need moong seeds for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 30.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: wet or dry cotton is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 32.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) yeast (b) a magnet (c) a few days (d) a balloon
- 33.🌱 Is sunlight needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 34.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 35.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: wet or dry cotton is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 36.True or false: soil is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 37.🔮 Predict: seeds on wet cotton are kept in the freezer. What happens? (a) they grow fruit (b) they glow (c) they do not sprout (d) they sprout faster
- 38.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a few days (b) a magnet (c) a small bowl (d) moong seeds
- 39.🌱 Is salt needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 40.🧺 Do we need a magnet for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
Answer key
- wet or dry cotton
- True
- sunlight
- True
- False
- does not sprout
- wash your hands
- sunlight
- a magnet
- pale yellow
- sprouts
- seeds on wet cotton
- False
- does not sprout
- not needed
- wet seeds in the dark
- never put seeds in mouth
- False
- air
- water
- needed to sprout
- sugar
- not needed
- we keep it the same
- False
- does not sprout
- a battery cell
- we measure it
- needed
- False
- not needed
- a few days
- not needed to sprout
- False
- False
- True
- they do not sprout
- a magnet
- not needed to sprout
- not needed
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