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