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