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