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