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