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