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) bright red (b) dark green (c) blue (d) pale yellow
- 2.🧺 Do we need a mirror for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 3.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) warmth (b) water (c) soil (d) air
- 4.True or false: boiled seeds does not sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🛟 Some seeds from shops are coated with chemicals. What is the safe rule? (a) feed them to pets (b) eat a few to check (c) never put seeds in mouth (d) throw them at friends
- 6.🌱 Is soil needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 7.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds by a window? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 8.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the same place”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 9.🌱 What comes out of a moong seed first when it sprouts? (a) a thorn (b) a tiny root (c) a fruit (d) a flower
- 10.🛟 What should you do after touching soil or seeds? (a) wash your hands (b) lick your fingers (c) skip washing (d) rub your eyes
- 11.True or false: water is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 12.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) wet seeds in the dark (b) seeds on wet cotton (c) seeds in the freezer (d) wet seeds by a window
- 13.🔮 Predict: seeds on wet cotton are kept in the freezer. What happens? (a) they grow fruit (b) they sprout faster (c) they glow (d) they do not sprout
- 14.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) yeast (b) cotton wool (c) moong seeds (d) water
- 15.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a battery cell (b) moong seeds (c) a few days (d) a small bowl
- 16.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds in the dark? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 17.🧺 Do we need a balloon for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 18.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 19.⚖️ 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
- 20.True or false: a balloon is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) salt (b) soil (c) water (d) sunlight
- 22.True or false: a small bowl is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 23.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on dry cotton? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 24.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) sunlight (b) soil (c) warmth (d) salt
- 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) moong seeds (c) a few days (d) cotton wool
- 26.True or false: sugar is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 27.🌱 Is sugar needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 28.True or false: seeds on dry cotton sprouts in a few days. (a) False (b) True
- 29.⚖️ 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
- 30.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the number of seeds”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 31.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the same place (b) the number of seeds (c) wet or dry cotton (d) the kind of seeds
- 32.True or false: sunlight is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 33.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “how many seeds sprout”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 34.🌱 Why do the seeds on dry cotton not sprout? (a) they have no water (b) they are too wet (c) they have no soil (d) they have no salt
- 35.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) seeds on dry cotton (b) seeds on wet cotton (c) seeds in the freezer (d) boiled seeds
- 36.🧺 Do we need cotton wool for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 37.🧺 Do we need water for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 38.⚖️ 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
- 39.True or false: water is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 40.True or false: wet seeds in the dark sprouts in a few days. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- pale yellow
- not needed
- soil
- True
- never put seeds in mouth
- not needed to sprout
- sprouts
- we keep it the same
- a tiny root
- wash your hands
- True
- seeds in the freezer
- they do not sprout
- yeast
- a battery cell
- sprouts
- not needed
- not needed
- we change it
- True
- water
- False
- does not sprout
- warmth
- a battery cell
- True
- not needed to sprout
- False
- we keep it the same
- we keep it the same
- wet or dry cotton
- False
- we measure it
- they have no water
- seeds on wet cotton
- needed
- needed
- how many seeds sprout
- True
- True
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