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