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