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