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