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