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 mirror (b) moong seeds (c) water (d) a small bowl
- 2.🧺 Do we need water for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 3.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 4.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 5.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) salt (b) air (c) sunlight (d) sugar
- 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a few days (b) water (c) cotton wool (d) a magnet
- 7.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) wet seeds by a window (b) seeds on wet cotton (c) seeds in the freezer (d) wet seeds in the dark
- 8.True or false: cotton wool is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 9.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the same place (b) the number of seeds (c) the kind of seeds (d) how many seeds sprout
- 10.True or false: seeds on wet cotton does not sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 11.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a small bowl (b) a few days (c) cotton wool (d) yeast
- 12.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) salt (b) sunlight (c) warmth (d) sugar
- 13.⚖️ 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
- 14.🌱 Will these sprout: boiled seeds? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) air (b) water (c) soil (d) warmth
- 16.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) wet or dry cotton (b) the number of seeds (c) the same place (d) how many seeds sprout
- 17.True or false: sunlight is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) moong seeds (b) a small bowl (c) water (d) a balloon
- 19.True or false: a mirror is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 20.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a mirror (b) a magnet (c) turmeric powder (d) moong seeds
- 21.🔮 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
- 22.True or false: a small bowl is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 23.True or false: warmth is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 24.⚖️ 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
- 25.🌱 Is sunlight needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 26.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “wet or dry cotton”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 27.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on dry cotton? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 28.🔮 Predict: seeds on wet cotton are kept in a dark cupboard. Will they sprout? (a) they melt (b) they turn to stones (c) no, never (d) yes, they sprout
- 29.🧺 Do we need yeast for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 30.🧺 Do we need moong seeds for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 31.🛟 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
- 32.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) seeds on wet cotton (b) seeds on dry cotton (c) wet seeds by a window (d) wet seeds in the dark
- 33.True or false: seeds in the freezer sprouts in a few days. (a) True (b) False
- 34.🧺 Do we need a small bowl for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 35.🌱 Why do the seeds on dry cotton not sprout? (a) they have no soil (b) they are too wet (c) they have no water (d) they have no salt
- 36.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the same bowls is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 37.True or false: wet seeds in the dark sprouts in a few days. (a) False (b) True
- 38.⚖️ 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
- 39.🌱 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
- 40.True or false: seeds on dry cotton does not sprout. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- a mirror
- needed
- False
- not needed
- air
- a magnet
- seeds in the freezer
- True
- how many seeds sprout
- False
- yeast
- warmth
- True
- does not sprout
- soil
- wet or dry cotton
- True
- a balloon
- True
- moong seeds
- pale yellow
- True
- True
- we measure it
- not needed to sprout
- we change it
- does not sprout
- yes, they sprout
- not needed
- needed
- never put seeds in mouth
- seeds on dry cotton
- False
- needed
- they have no water
- False
- True
- False
- wet seeds by a window
- True
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