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