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