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: warmth is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 2.True or false: water is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🌱 Is sunlight needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) warmth (b) water (c) sunlight (d) air
- 5.🌱 Why do the seeds on dry cotton not sprout? (a) they are too wet (b) they have no water (c) they have no salt (d) they have no soil
- 6.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds in the dark? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 7.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds in the freezer? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 8.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: how many seeds sprout is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 9.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the same bowls is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a small bowl (b) cotton wool (c) a balloon (d) moong seeds
- 11.True or false: sunlight is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 12.🔮 Predict: sprouts grow in the dark for a week. What colour are their leaves? (a) pale yellow (b) bright red (c) dark green (d) blue
- 13.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a magnet (b) a few days (c) moong seeds (d) cotton wool
- 14.True or false: seeds on dry cotton does not sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 15.True or false: a magnet is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 16.🌱 Where does a sprouting seed get its first food from? (a) food stored in the seed (b) the sunlight only (c) the cotton wool (d) the air
- 17.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) wet seeds in the dark (b) seeds on dry cotton (c) wet seeds by a window (d) seeds on wet cotton
- 18.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the same place (b) the kind of seeds (c) the number of seeds (d) wet or dry cotton
- 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) water (b) moong seeds (c) a magnet (d) a few days
- 20.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: wet or dry cotton is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 21.🛟 What should you do after touching soil or seeds? (a) lick your fingers (b) rub your eyes (c) skip washing (d) wash your hands
- 22.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) sunlight (b) sugar (c) salt (d) air
- 23.True or false: boiled seeds sprouts in a few days. (a) True (b) False
- 24.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the same place (b) wet or dry cotton (c) how many seeds sprout (d) the number of seeds
- 25.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is kept the same? (a) how many seeds sprout (b) wet or dry cotton (c) the same place
- 26.🧺 Do we need moong seeds for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 27.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the kind of seeds is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 28.True or false: wet seeds in the dark does not sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 29.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 30.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) warmth (b) water (c) air (d) sunlight
- 31.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the same place is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 32.True or false: a mirror is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 33.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) water (b) cotton wool (c) a mirror (d) a small bowl
- 34.True or false: water is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) sugar (b) water (c) sunlight (d) soil
- 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a small bowl (b) water (c) moong seeds (d) a battery cell
- 37.True or false: cotton wool is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) air (b) warmth (c) water (d) sugar
- 39.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) seeds on wet cotton (b) boiled seeds (c) seeds on dry cotton (d) seeds in the freezer
- 40.🔮 Predict: seeds on wet cotton are kept in the freezer. What happens? (a) they grow fruit (b) they glow (c) they sprout faster (d) they do not sprout
Answer key
- False
- True
- not needed to sprout
- sunlight
- they have no water
- sprouts
- does not sprout
- False
- True
- a balloon
- False
- pale yellow
- a magnet
- True
- False
- food stored in the seed
- seeds on dry cotton
- wet or dry cotton
- a magnet
- False
- wash your hands
- air
- False
- how many seeds sprout
- the same place
- needed
- False
- False
- not needed
- sunlight
- True
- False
- a mirror
- False
- water
- a battery cell
- True
- sugar
- seeds on wet cotton
- they do not sprout
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