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