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