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 not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a few days (b) cotton wool (c) a balloon (d) water
- 2.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on wet cotton? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 3.🔮 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
- 4.🌱 Is sunlight needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 5.True or false: boiled seeds sprouts in a few days. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds in the freezer? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) salt (b) warmth (c) sunlight (d) soil
- 8.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the kind of seeds is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 9.True or false: sunlight is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 10.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the kind of seeds”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 11.🧺 Do we need a magnet for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 12.🌱 Is air needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sugar (b) air (c) warmth (d) water
- 14.🛟 Some seeds from shops are coated with chemicals. What is the safe rule? (a) feed them to pets (b) eat a few to check (c) never put seeds in mouth (d) throw them at friends
- 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a few days (b) turmeric powder (c) cotton wool (d) a small bowl
- 16.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the same bowls”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 17.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the same bowls (b) the number of seeds (c) wet or dry cotton (d) the same place
- 18.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on dry cotton? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 19.🧺 Do we need moong seeds for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 20.🔮 Predict: seeds on wet cotton are kept in the freezer. What happens? (a) they grow fruit (b) they glow (c) they do not sprout (d) they sprout faster
- 21.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “wet or dry cotton”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 22.🛟 What should you do after touching soil or seeds? (a) rub your eyes (b) wash your hands (c) lick your fingers (d) skip washing
- 23.True or false: a magnet is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 24.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “how many seeds sprout”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 25.⚖️ 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
- 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a small bowl (b) moong seeds (c) water (d) a magnet
- 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a few days (c) water (d) moong seeds
- 28.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) wet seeds in the dark (b) boiled seeds (c) seeds on dry cotton (d) seeds in the freezer
- 29.True or false: water is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 30.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds by a window? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) salt (b) warmth (c) air (d) water
- 32.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) turmeric powder (b) moong seeds (c) a balloon (d) a magnet
- 33.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) seeds in the freezer (b) boiled seeds (c) seeds on dry cotton (d) seeds on wet cotton
- 34.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) sunlight (b) sugar (c) warmth (d) soil
- 36.True or false: boiled seeds does not sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sugar (b) air (c) salt (d) soil
- 38.True or false: wet seeds by a window does not sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🧺 Do we need water for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sunlight (b) air (c) water (d) warmth
Answer key
- a balloon
- sprouts
- pale yellow
- not needed to sprout
- False
- does not sprout
- warmth
- False
- False
- we keep it the same
- not needed
- needed to sprout
- sugar
- never put seeds in mouth
- turmeric powder
- we keep it the same
- wet or dry cotton
- does not sprout
- needed
- they do not sprout
- we change it
- wash your hands
- False
- we measure it
- True
- a magnet
- yeast
- wet seeds in the dark
- True
- sprouts
- salt
- moong seeds
- seeds on wet cotton
- False
- warmth
- True
- air
- False
- needed
- sunlight
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