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