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