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