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.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a small bowl (b) water (c) moong seeds (d) a balloon
- 2.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) seeds on dry cotton (b) boiled seeds (c) seeds in the freezer (d) wet seeds in the dark
- 3.True or false: air is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 4.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the kind of seeds is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🛟 What should you do after touching soil or seeds? (a) skip washing (b) wash your hands (c) lick your fingers (d) rub your eyes
- 6.🛟 Some seeds from shops are coated with chemicals. What is the safe rule? (a) eat a few to check (b) throw them at friends (c) feed them to pets (d) never put seeds in mouth
- 7.True or false: yeast is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 8.🌱 What comes out of a moong seed first when it sprouts? (a) a flower (b) a fruit (c) a tiny root (d) a thorn
- 9.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) wet seeds in the dark (b) seeds in the freezer (c) wet seeds by a window (d) seeds on wet cotton
- 10.🔮 Predict: sprouts grow in the dark for a week. What colour are their leaves? (a) blue (b) pale yellow (c) bright red (d) dark green
- 11.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) sunlight (b) water (c) soil (d) sugar
- 12.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) moong seeds (b) a magnet (c) turmeric powder (d) a battery cell
- 13.True or false: water is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 14.True or false: seeds in the freezer does not sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) water (b) cotton wool (c) a small bowl (d) a magnet
- 16.True or false: water is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 17.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) seeds on wet cotton (b) boiled seeds (c) seeds in the freezer (d) seeds on dry cotton
- 18.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: how many seeds sprout is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🧺 Do we need a balloon for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 20.True or false: yeast is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 21.True or false: seeds on wet cotton sprouts in a few days. (a) True (b) False
- 22.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a few days (b) a mirror (c) water (d) moong seeds
- 23.True or false: soil is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds in the dark? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sugar (b) water (c) salt (d) soil
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) warmth (b) air (c) water (d) sunlight
- 27.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 28.True or false: salt is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 29.True or false: a balloon is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 30.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the same place (b) how many seeds sprout (c) wet or dry cotton
- 31.True or false: air is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) salt (b) sugar (c) soil (d) air
- 33.🌱 Is water needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 34.🌱 Where does a sprouting seed get its first food from? (a) the air (b) food stored in the seed (c) the sunlight only (d) the cotton wool
- 35.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the kind of seeds is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a few days (b) moong seeds (c) cotton wool (d) turmeric powder
- 37.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on wet cotton? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 39.True or false: seeds on dry cotton sprouts in a few days. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) air (b) warmth (c) salt (d) water
Answer key
- a balloon
- wet seeds in the dark
- False
- False
- wash your hands
- never put seeds in mouth
- True
- a tiny root
- seeds in the freezer
- pale yellow
- water
- moong seeds
- False
- True
- a magnet
- True
- seeds on wet cotton
- True
- not needed
- False
- True
- a mirror
- True
- sprouts
- water
- sunlight
- not needed
- True
- False
- the same place
- True
- air
- needed to sprout
- food stored in the seed
- True
- turmeric powder
- True
- sprouts
- False
- salt
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