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