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