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