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