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