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