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