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.🔮 Predict: sprouts grow in the dark for a week. What colour are their leaves? (a) pale yellow (b) blue (c) dark green (d) bright red
- 2.True or false: salt is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) moong seeds (c) water (d) a small bowl
- 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) moong seeds (b) water (c) a mirror (d) a few days
- 5.🛟 What should you do after touching soil or seeds? (a) wash your hands (b) lick your fingers (c) skip washing (d) rub your eyes
- 6.🧺 Do we need water for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 7.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) soil (b) air (c) warmth (d) water
- 8.True or false: air is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) air (b) water (c) sugar (d) warmth
- 10.🔮 Predict: seeds on wet cotton are kept in the freezer. What happens? (a) they do not sprout (b) they grow fruit (c) they sprout faster (d) they glow
- 11.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a few days (b) a battery cell (c) a balloon (d) yeast
- 12.True or false: moong seeds is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 13.⚖️ 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
- 14.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) sugar (b) water (c) soil (d) salt
- 15.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds in the freezer? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 16.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a mirror (b) turmeric powder (c) water (d) a magnet
- 17.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 18.🌱 What comes out of a moong seed first when it sprouts? (a) a flower (b) a thorn (c) a tiny root (d) a fruit
- 19.🌱 Is sugar needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 20.🛟 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
- 21.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) seeds on dry cotton (b) seeds in the freezer (c) seeds on wet cotton (d) boiled seeds
- 22.🧺 Do we need cotton wool for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 23.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the kind of seeds is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 24.True or false: water is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 25.True or false: salt is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) air (b) water (c) salt (d) warmth
- 27.True or false: seeds in the freezer does not sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 28.🌱 Will these sprout: boiled seeds? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 29.⚖️ 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
- 30.⚖️ 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
- 31.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a small bowl (b) moong seeds (c) a balloon (d) cotton wool
- 32.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the same bowls is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 33.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) sunlight (b) salt (c) soil (d) warmth
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) air (b) warmth (c) soil (d) water
- 35.True or false: wet seeds in the dark does not sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) moong seeds (b) a small bowl (c) turmeric powder (d) cotton wool
- 37.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) wet seeds in the dark (b) seeds on dry cotton (c) seeds on wet cotton (d) wet seeds by a window
- 38.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a battery cell (b) cotton wool (c) a magnet (d) yeast
- 39.True or false: sunlight is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 40.True or false: wet seeds by a window sprouts in a few days. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- pale yellow
- True
- a battery cell
- a mirror
- wash your hands
- needed
- soil
- True
- sugar
- they do not sprout
- a few days
- False
- we change it
- water
- does not sprout
- water
- True
- a tiny root
- not needed to sprout
- never put seeds in mouth
- seeds on wet cotton
- needed
- False
- False
- False
- salt
- True
- does not sprout
- we keep it the same
- True
- a balloon
- True
- warmth
- soil
- False
- turmeric powder
- seeds on dry cotton
- cotton wool
- False
- True
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