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 mirror is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 2.True or false: wet seeds by a window does not sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 3.🛟 What should you do after touching soil or seeds? (a) skip washing (b) wash your hands (c) rub your eyes (d) lick your fingers
- 4.🔮 Predict: seeds on wet cotton are kept in a dark cupboard. Will they sprout? (a) they melt (b) no, never (c) yes, they sprout (d) they turn to stones
- 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) water (b) a small bowl (c) cotton wool (d) a battery cell
- 6.🌱 Is sugar needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 7.🧺 Do we need a mirror for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 8.True or false: a magnet is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) seeds in the freezer (b) wet seeds in the dark (c) seeds on dry cotton (d) boiled seeds
- 10.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on dry cotton? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 11.🔮 Predict: sprouts grow in the dark for a week. What colour are their leaves? (a) dark green (b) pale yellow (c) bright red (d) blue
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sunlight (b) water (c) air (d) warmth
- 13.⚖️ 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
- 14.🧺 Do we need a small bowl for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 15.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the same bowls”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 16.🧺 Do we need moong seeds for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 17.True or false: warmth is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 18.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) seeds on dry cotton (b) wet seeds by a window (c) seeds in the freezer (d) boiled seeds
- 19.🌱 Seeds need water, air and ___ to sprout. (a) sugar (b) warmth (c) salt (d) soil
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) soil (b) sunlight (c) sugar (d) water
- 21.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) moong seeds (b) a small bowl (c) turmeric powder (d) a few days
- 22.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the same bowls (b) how many seeds sprout (c) the kind of seeds (d) wet or dry cotton
- 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cotton wool (b) water (c) a few days (d) a balloon
- 24.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 25.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “how many seeds sprout”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 26.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a magnet (b) a balloon (c) yeast (d) a small bowl
- 27.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) sugar (b) sunlight (c) water (d) soil
- 28.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cotton wool (b) moong seeds (c) a small bowl (d) a mirror
- 29.⚖️ 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 number of seeds
- 30.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 31.🔮 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
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) soil (b) salt (c) warmth (d) sugar
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sugar (b) air (c) soil (d) sunlight
- 34.🧺 Do we need cotton wool for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 35.True or false: a magnet is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) moong seeds (b) a magnet (c) a few days (d) a small bowl
- 37.⚖️ 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
- 38.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds in the dark? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 39.True or false: cotton wool is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) salt (b) warmth (c) air (d) water
Answer key
- True
- False
- wash your hands
- yes, they sprout
- a battery cell
- not needed to sprout
- not needed
- False
- wet seeds in the dark
- does not sprout
- pale yellow
- sunlight
- we keep it the same
- needed
- we keep it the same
- needed
- False
- wet seeds by a window
- warmth
- water
- turmeric powder
- wet or dry cotton
- a balloon
- True
- we measure it
- a small bowl
- water
- a mirror
- the number of seeds
- not needed
- they do not sprout
- warmth
- air
- needed
- True
- a magnet
- False
- sprouts
- True
- salt
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