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