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