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