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