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