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