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