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