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