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