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