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