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.🛟 What should you do after touching soil or seeds? (a) skip washing (b) rub your eyes (c) lick your fingers (d) wash your hands
- 2.🌱 Why do the seeds on dry cotton not sprout? (a) they are too wet (b) they have no salt (c) they have no soil (d) they have no water
- 3.True or false: soil is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cotton wool (b) a few days (c) yeast (d) a small bowl
- 5.🧺 Do we need a balloon for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 6.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the same bowls”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 7.🧺 Do we need a few days for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 8.True or false: warmth is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 9.True or false: seeds in the freezer does not sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 10.True or false: a balloon is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 11.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) how many seeds sprout (b) the same bowls (c) the number of seeds (d) wet or dry cotton
- 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) moong seeds (b) a magnet (c) water (d) a small bowl
- 13.🌱 Is salt needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 14.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the same place”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 15.🧺 Do we need cotton wool for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 16.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the number of seeds is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 17.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) moong seeds (b) a few days (c) a balloon (d) cotton wool
- 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cotton wool (b) a small bowl (c) a mirror (d) water
- 19.True or false: water is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 20.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds in the freezer? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 21.🌱 Seeds need water, air and ___ to sprout. (a) sugar (b) salt (c) soil (d) warmth
- 22.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) moong seeds (b) a small bowl (c) a magnet (d) cotton wool
- 23.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) seeds on dry cotton (b) seeds on wet cotton (c) wet seeds in the dark (d) wet seeds by a window
- 24.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) water (b) a balloon (c) a magnet (d) turmeric powder
- 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) cotton wool (c) a small bowl (d) moong seeds
- 26.True or false: wet seeds in the dark sprouts in a few days. (a) False (b) True
- 27.🧺 Do we need a magnet for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) salt (b) soil (c) warmth (d) sunlight
- 29.🔮 Predict: sprouts grow in the dark for a week. What colour are their leaves? (a) dark green (b) bright red (c) blue (d) pale yellow
- 30.🧺 Do we need a mirror for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 31.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on dry cotton? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 32.🌱 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
- 33.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is kept the same? (a) wet or dry cotton (b) the kind of seeds (c) how many seeds sprout
- 34.True or false: air is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🌱 Where does a sprouting seed get its first food from? (a) the cotton wool (b) the sunlight only (c) food stored in the seed (d) the air
- 36.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds in the dark? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 37.True or false: a mirror is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 38.True or false: a small bowl is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 39.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) wet seeds in the dark (b) boiled seeds (c) wet seeds by a window (d) seeds on wet cotton
- 40.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) sunlight (b) salt (c) soil (d) air
Answer key
- wash your hands
- they have no water
- True
- yeast
- not needed
- we keep it the same
- needed
- True
- True
- True
- wet or dry cotton
- a magnet
- not needed to sprout
- we keep it the same
- needed
- False
- a balloon
- a mirror
- True
- does not sprout
- warmth
- a magnet
- seeds on dry cotton
- water
- turmeric powder
- True
- not needed
- warmth
- pale yellow
- not needed
- does not sprout
- seeds on wet cotton
- the kind of seeds
- True
- food stored in the seed
- sprouts
- True
- False
- boiled seeds
- air
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