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? What do we do with “the kind of seeds”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 2.🛟 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
- 3.True or false: a small bowl is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 4.True or false: a magnet is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 5.True or false: yeast is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 6.True or false: cotton wool is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 7.True or false: boiled seeds sprouts in a few days. (a) True (b) False
- 8.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) moong seeds (b) a few days (c) turmeric powder (d) cotton wool
- 9.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “wet or dry cotton”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) water (b) warmth (c) air (d) soil
- 11.🌱 Will these sprout: boiled seeds? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) water (b) moong seeds (c) a magnet (d) cotton wool
- 13.🌱 Is warmth needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 14.📘 What do we call a seed starting to grow? (a) germination (b) condensation (c) evaporation (d) pollination
- 15.🌱 Where does a sprouting seed get its first food from? (a) the sunlight only (b) the cotton wool (c) food stored in the seed (d) the air
- 16.🔮 Predict: sprouts grow in the dark for a week. What colour are their leaves? (a) pale yellow (b) bright red (c) dark green (d) blue
- 17.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) water (b) cotton wool (c) moong seeds (d) yeast
- 18.True or false: seeds on wet cotton does not sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 19.🔮 Predict: seeds on wet cotton are kept in a dark cupboard. Will they sprout? (a) no, never (b) they melt (c) yes, they sprout (d) they turn to stones
- 20.True or false: air is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 21.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) wet seeds by a window (b) boiled seeds (c) seeds on dry cotton (d) seeds in the freezer
- 22.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) air (b) soil (c) water (d) warmth
- 23.🧺 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
- 24.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the kind of seeds is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 25.True or false: water is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 26.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) moong seeds (b) a mirror (c) a small bowl (d) a few days
- 27.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds in the freezer? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 28.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cotton wool (b) moong seeds (c) a mirror (d) water
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) soil (b) sunlight (c) salt (d) air
- 30.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds in the dark? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 31.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the kind of seeds (b) how many seeds sprout (c) wet or dry cotton (d) the same bowls
- 32.True or false: yeast is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 33.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) warmth (b) air (c) water (d) salt
- 34.🌱 Why do the seeds on dry cotton not sprout? (a) they have no water (b) they are too wet (c) they have no soil (d) they have no salt
- 35.True or false: soil is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 36.⚖️ 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
- 37.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cotton wool (b) a small bowl (c) a balloon (d) moong seeds
- 38.🧺 Do we need a mirror for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 39.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: how many seeds sprout is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 40.True or false: a balloon is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- we keep it the same
- never put seeds in mouth
- True
- True
- True
- True
- False
- turmeric powder
- we change it
- soil
- does not sprout
- a magnet
- needed to sprout
- germination
- food stored in the seed
- pale yellow
- yeast
- False
- yes, they sprout
- True
- wet seeds by a window
- soil
- turmeric powder
- False
- True
- a mirror
- does not sprout
- a mirror
- air
- sprouts
- wet or dry cotton
- False
- salt
- they have no water
- False
- we keep it the same
- a balloon
- not needed
- True
- False
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