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