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