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