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