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