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