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