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 should you do after touching soil or seeds? (a) rub your eyes (b) wash your hands (c) skip washing (d) lick your fingers
- 2.🔮 Predict: sprouts grow in the dark for a week. What colour are their leaves? (a) dark green (b) blue (c) pale yellow (d) bright red
- 3.🌱 Will these sprout: boiled seeds? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 4.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) turmeric powder (b) a small bowl (c) a magnet (d) a mirror
- 5.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) wet seeds in the dark (b) wet seeds by a window (c) seeds on wet cotton (d) seeds on dry cotton
- 6.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “how many seeds sprout”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 7.⚖️ 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
- 8.⚖️ 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
- 9.True or false: a mirror is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 10.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) wet seeds in the dark (b) seeds on dry cotton (c) boiled seeds (d) seeds in the freezer
- 11.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the same bowls (b) wet or dry cotton (c) the kind of seeds (d) the number of seeds
- 12.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) seeds on dry cotton (b) seeds in the freezer (c) boiled seeds (d) wet seeds by a window
- 13.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a mirror (b) a balloon (c) moong seeds (d) yeast
- 14.True or false: moong seeds is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) salt (b) warmth (c) soil (d) sugar
- 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cotton wool (b) a small bowl (c) water (d) turmeric powder
- 17.True or false: wet seeds by a window does not sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 18.True or false: salt is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cotton wool (b) a balloon (c) a small bowl (d) moong seeds
- 21.🧺 Do we need cotton wool for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 22.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the same place”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 23.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds in the dark? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 24.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a small bowl (b) a mirror (c) moong seeds (d) a few days
- 25.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: wet or dry cotton is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 26.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on wet cotton? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 27.True or false: water is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🌱 Is sunlight needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 29.True or false: water is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 30.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: wet or dry cotton is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🧺 Do we need moong seeds for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 32.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds by a window? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 33.📘 What do we call a seed starting to grow? (a) pollination (b) evaporation (c) germination (d) condensation
- 34.True or false: a magnet is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🌱 Is warmth needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 36.🌱 Where does a sprouting seed get its first food from? (a) the cotton wool (b) the air (c) the sunlight only (d) food stored in the seed
- 37.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) water (b) a magnet (c) a few days (d) a small bowl
- 38.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) sugar (b) warmth (c) soil (d) sunlight
- 39.True or false: water is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 40.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is what we measure? (a) how many seeds sprout (b) the kind of seeds (c) the same place (d) wet or dry cotton
Answer key
- wash your hands
- pale yellow
- does not sprout
- a small bowl
- seeds on dry cotton
- we measure it
- False
- we keep it the same
- True
- wet seeds in the dark
- wet or dry cotton
- wet seeds by a window
- moong seeds
- False
- warmth
- turmeric powder
- False
- True
- not needed
- a balloon
- needed
- we keep it the same
- sprouts
- a mirror
- False
- sprouts
- False
- not needed to sprout
- True
- False
- needed
- sprouts
- germination
- False
- needed to sprout
- food stored in the seed
- a magnet
- warmth
- True
- how many seeds sprout
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