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