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