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 is the odd one out? (a) warmth (b) water (c) air (d) sugar
- 2.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the kind of seeds”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) soil (b) warmth (c) water (d) air
- 4.True or false: a battery cell is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🌱 Why do the seeds on dry cotton not sprout? (a) they have no soil (b) they have no salt (c) they are too wet (d) they have no water
- 6.🌱 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 in the freezer
- 7.🧺 Do we need a magnet for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 8.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the kind of seeds is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 9.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: how many seeds sprout is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 10.🔮 Predict: seeds on wet cotton are kept in a dark cupboard. Will they sprout? (a) they turn to stones (b) no, never (c) they melt (d) yes, they sprout
- 11.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a mirror (b) moong seeds (c) a balloon (d) a magnet
- 12.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the same bowls (b) the same place (c) the number of seeds (d) wet or dry cotton
- 13.True or false: sugar is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 14.True or false: yeast is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 15.True or false: sunlight is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 16.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the kind of seeds is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 17.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a small bowl (b) cotton wool (c) a mirror (d) moong seeds
- 18.🧺 Do we need cotton wool for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 19.🌱 Seeds need water, air and ___ to sprout. (a) salt (b) soil (c) sugar (d) warmth
- 20.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 21.True or false: water is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 22.True or false: boiled seeds does not sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 23.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the same bowls is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🧺 Do we need a mirror for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 25.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) sugar (b) soil (c) salt (d) water
- 26.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) turmeric powder (b) a mirror (c) a small bowl (d) yeast
- 27.🛟 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) throw them at friends (d) never put seeds in mouth
- 28.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the number of seeds (b) the same place (c) how many seeds sprout (d) the same bowls
- 29.True or false: a magnet is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 30.True or false: warmth is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on wet cotton? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 32.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 33.True or false: a few days is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 34.🌱 Will these sprout: boiled seeds? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 35.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) wet seeds by a window (b) seeds on wet cotton (c) seeds on dry cotton (d) wet seeds in the dark
- 36.🌱 Is air needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) water (b) air (c) warmth (d) sunlight
- 38.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) sugar (b) sunlight (c) soil (d) warmth
- 39.True or false: a mirror is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) cotton wool (c) water (d) a few days
Answer key
- sugar
- we keep it the same
- soil
- False
- they have no water
- seeds in the freezer
- not needed
- True
- False
- yes, they sprout
- moong seeds
- wet or dry cotton
- False
- True
- False
- False
- a mirror
- needed
- warmth
- True
- False
- True
- True
- not needed
- water
- a small bowl
- never put seeds in mouth
- how many seeds sprout
- False
- False
- sprouts
- True
- False
- does not sprout
- seeds on dry cotton
- needed to sprout
- sunlight
- warmth
- False
- a magnet
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