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