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