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.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) air (b) warmth (c) water (d) soil
- 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a small bowl (b) a magnet (c) water (d) moong seeds
- 3.🌱 Is salt needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 4.🧺 Do we need a small bowl for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a few days (b) a small bowl (c) moong seeds (d) a balloon
- 6.🧺 Do we need a magnet for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 7.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds in the dark? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 8.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a battery cell (b) water (c) yeast (d) a mirror
- 9.🧺 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
- 10.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the same bowls is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 11.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on wet cotton? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 12.🛟 What should you do after touching soil or seeds? (a) rub your eyes (b) lick your fingers (c) skip washing (d) wash your hands
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sugar (b) sunlight (c) air (d) soil
- 14.🔮 Predict: sprouts grow in the dark for a week. What colour are their leaves? (a) pale yellow (b) blue (c) dark green (d) bright red
- 15.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the number of seeds (b) how many seeds sprout (c) wet or dry cotton
- 16.🔮 Predict: seeds on wet cotton are kept in a dark cupboard. Will they sprout? (a) they turn to stones (b) they melt (c) no, never (d) yes, they sprout
- 17.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds in the freezer? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 18.True or false: a balloon is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 19.True or false: seeds in the freezer sprouts in a few days. (a) False (b) True
- 20.🧺 Do we need a few days for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 21.True or false: a balloon is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cotton wool (b) a small bowl (c) a few days (d) a battery cell
- 23.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) turmeric powder (b) moong seeds (c) a magnet (d) a mirror
- 24.⚖️ 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
- 25.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a mirror (b) a balloon (c) turmeric powder (d) a small bowl
- 26.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the same bowls is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 27.🌱 Will these sprout: boiled seeds? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 28.⚖️ 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
- 29.True or false: a magnet is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 30.True or false: a small bowl is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 31.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the same place is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 32.True or false: seeds on wet cotton does not sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 33.⚖️ 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
- 34.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the number of seeds”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 35.True or false: air is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 36.🌱 Is water needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 37.🛟 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) never put seeds in mouth (d) feed them to pets
- 38.🌱 What comes out of a moong seed first when it sprouts? (a) a flower (b) a fruit (c) a thorn (d) a tiny root
- 39.🌱 Is sugar needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 40.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the kind of seeds (b) the same bowls (c) the number of seeds (d) how many seeds sprout
Answer key
- soil
- a magnet
- not needed to sprout
- needed
- a balloon
- not needed
- sprouts
- water
- a mirror
- True
- sprouts
- wash your hands
- air
- pale yellow
- the number of seeds
- yes, they sprout
- does not sprout
- False
- False
- needed
- True
- a battery cell
- moong seeds
- we change it
- a small bowl
- False
- does not sprout
- we keep it the same
- False
- False
- False
- False
- we measure it
- we keep it the same
- False
- needed to sprout
- never put seeds in mouth
- a tiny root
- not needed to sprout
- how many seeds sprout
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