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