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