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.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 2.🔮 Predict: seeds on wet cotton are kept in the freezer. What happens? (a) they grow fruit (b) they sprout faster (c) they do not sprout (d) they glow
- 3.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) seeds on wet cotton (b) seeds in the freezer (c) seeds on dry cotton (d) boiled seeds
- 4.True or false: water is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a few days (b) moong seeds (c) cotton wool (d) a balloon
- 6.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) sunlight (b) sugar (c) salt (d) water
- 7.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the same place is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 8.True or false: soil is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 9.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: wet or dry cotton is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 10.🧺 Do we need a few days for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 11.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a small bowl (b) moong seeds (c) a balloon (d) water
- 12.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the number of seeds”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 13.🛟 What should you do after touching soil or seeds? (a) skip washing (b) rub your eyes (c) wash your hands (d) lick your fingers
- 14.⚖️ 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
- 15.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds by a window? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 16.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the same bowls”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 17.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the same place”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 18.🧺 Do we need a magnet for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 19.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds in the freezer? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 20.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: wet or dry cotton is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 21.True or false: warmth is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 22.True or false: sunlight is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 23.True or false: air is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🌱 Is water needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 25.True or false: soil is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds in the dark? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 27.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a balloon (b) a magnet (c) a small bowl (d) turmeric powder
- 28.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) seeds in the freezer (b) boiled seeds (c) wet seeds in the dark (d) seeds on dry cotton
- 29.🌱 Will these sprout: boiled seeds? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 30.True or false: water is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 31.True or false: a mirror is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 32.🌱 Is sugar needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 33.True or false: boiled seeds sprouts in a few days. (a) True (b) False
- 34.🌱 Is warmth needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 35.⚖️ 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 same bowls
- 36.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) soil (b) salt (c) warmth (d) sunlight
- 37.True or false: wet seeds by a window does not sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) salt (b) sugar (c) sunlight (d) warmth
- 39.🔮 Predict: sprouts grow in the dark for a week. What colour are their leaves? (a) blue (b) pale yellow (c) bright red (d) dark green
- 40.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) seeds on wet cotton (b) wet seeds in the dark (c) boiled seeds (d) wet seeds by a window
Answer key
- not needed
- they do not sprout
- seeds on wet cotton
- False
- a balloon
- water
- False
- False
- False
- needed
- a balloon
- we keep it the same
- wash your hands
- we keep it the same
- sprouts
- we keep it the same
- we keep it the same
- not needed
- does not sprout
- True
- False
- True
- False
- needed to sprout
- True
- sprouts
- a small bowl
- wet seeds in the dark
- does not sprout
- True
- True
- not needed to sprout
- False
- needed to sprout
- the same bowls
- warmth
- False
- warmth
- pale yellow
- boiled seeds
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