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.🛟 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
- 2.True or false: a magnet is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 3.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) soil (b) sunlight (c) air (d) salt
- 4.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the same place”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 5.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) boiled seeds (b) wet seeds by a window (c) seeds on dry cotton (d) seeds in the freezer
- 6.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on wet cotton? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 7.🌱 Is water needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 8.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds in the freezer? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 9.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) air (b) water (c) soil (d) warmth
- 10.🌱 Seeds need water, air and ___ to sprout. (a) warmth (b) soil (c) sugar (d) salt
- 11.🌱 Is salt needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 12.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) sugar (b) air (c) warmth (d) water
- 13.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on dry cotton? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 14.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) seeds in the freezer (b) wet seeds in the dark (c) seeds on dry cotton (d) boiled seeds
- 15.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) how many seeds sprout (b) the same place (c) wet or dry cotton (d) the kind of seeds
- 16.True or false: wet seeds by a window sprouts in a few days. (a) False (b) True
- 17.🌱 Is sunlight needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 18.🔮 Predict: seeds on wet cotton are kept in the freezer. What happens? (a) they grow fruit (b) they sprout faster (c) they do not sprout (d) they glow
- 19.🧺 Do we need a small bowl for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 20.🧺 Do we need moong seeds for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 21.⚖️ 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
- 22.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) sunlight (b) sugar (c) water (d) soil
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sunlight (b) sugar (c) water (d) salt
- 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) water (b) cotton wool (c) a balloon (d) a small bowl
- 25.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds in the dark? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) water (b) a few days (c) moong seeds (d) turmeric powder
- 27.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) cotton wool (b) yeast (c) a magnet (d) a battery cell
- 28.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) salt (b) warmth (c) soil (d) sugar
- 29.⚖️ 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
- 30.True or false: seeds on wet cotton does not sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 31.True or false: wet seeds by a window does not sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🔮 Predict: sprouts grow in the dark for a week. What colour are their leaves? (a) pale yellow (b) dark green (c) bright red (d) blue
- 33.🧺 Do we need a mirror for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 34.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the same bowls is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 35.True or false: water is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 36.True or false: water 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) cotton wool (b) moong seeds (c) water (d) yeast
- 38.🌱 Is soil needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 39.🌱 Is air needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 40.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the number of seeds is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- never put seeds in mouth
- False
- air
- we keep it the same
- wet seeds by a window
- sprouts
- needed to sprout
- does not sprout
- soil
- warmth
- not needed to sprout
- sugar
- does not sprout
- wet seeds in the dark
- wet or dry cotton
- True
- not needed to sprout
- they do not sprout
- needed
- needed
- we keep it the same
- water
- water
- a balloon
- sprouts
- turmeric powder
- cotton wool
- warmth
- we keep it the same
- False
- False
- pale yellow
- not needed
- True
- False
- False
- yeast
- not needed to sprout
- needed to sprout
- False
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