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