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