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