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