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