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 needed for a seed to sprout? (a) warmth (b) salt (c) soil (d) sunlight
- 2.🔮 Predict: seeds on wet cotton are kept in a dark cupboard. Will they sprout? (a) no, never (b) they melt (c) they turn to stones (d) yes, they sprout
- 3.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) turmeric powder (b) a small bowl (c) a magnet (d) a mirror
- 4.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) water (b) sugar (c) soil (d) sunlight
- 5.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) turmeric powder (b) yeast (c) moong seeds (d) a battery cell
- 6.🌱 Is water needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 7.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the same bowls is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🌱 Is sunlight needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 9.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 10.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the kind of seeds”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 11.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a few days (b) water (c) a small bowl (d) turmeric powder
- 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) cotton wool (c) a small bowl (d) water
- 13.🧺 Do we need a small bowl for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 14.🔮 Predict: seeds on wet cotton are kept in the freezer. What happens? (a) they do not sprout (b) they sprout faster (c) they grow fruit (d) they glow
- 15.True or false: cotton wool is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🌱 Is sugar needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 17.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) how many seeds sprout (b) wet or dry cotton (c) the same bowls (d) the kind of seeds
- 18.🌱 Where does a sprouting seed get its first food from? (a) the sunlight only (b) the air (c) the cotton wool (d) food stored in the seed
- 19.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the same place”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 20.🔮 Predict: sprouts grow in the dark for a week. What colour are their leaves? (a) dark green (b) pale yellow (c) bright red (d) blue
- 21.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the kind of seeds is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) warmth (b) sunlight (c) water (d) air
- 23.True or false: sunlight is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds by a window? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 25.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 26.🧺 Do we need yeast for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 27.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a few days (b) water (c) moong seeds (d) a mirror
- 28.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) wet seeds by a window (b) seeds on dry cotton (c) seeds on wet cotton (d) wet seeds in the dark
- 29.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds in the dark? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 30.True or false: yeast is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) water (b) salt (c) air (d) warmth
- 32.True or false: wet seeds by a window does not sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 33.⚖️ 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
- 34.⚖️ 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
- 35.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) boiled seeds (b) wet seeds in the dark (c) seeds in the freezer (d) seeds on dry cotton
- 36.📘 What do we call a seed starting to grow? (a) germination (b) pollination (c) condensation (d) evaporation
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sugar (b) warmth (c) soil (d) sunlight
- 38.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the same bowls (b) wet or dry cotton (c) the same place (d) how many seeds sprout
- 39.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: wet or dry cotton is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 40.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the number of seeds”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
Answer key
- warmth
- yes, they sprout
- a small bowl
- water
- moong seeds
- needed to sprout
- True
- not needed to sprout
- True
- we keep it the same
- turmeric powder
- turmeric powder
- needed
- they do not sprout
- True
- not needed to sprout
- wet or dry cotton
- food stored in the seed
- we keep it the same
- pale yellow
- False
- sunlight
- False
- sprouts
- not needed
- not needed
- a mirror
- seeds on dry cotton
- sprouts
- False
- salt
- False
- we keep it the same
- True
- wet seeds in the dark
- germination
- warmth
- how many seeds sprout
- False
- we keep it the same
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