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