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