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