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