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