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