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