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.🛟 What should you do after touching soil or seeds? (a) wash your hands (b) lick your fingers (c) skip washing (d) rub your eyes
- 2.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) cotton wool (b) water (c) moong seeds (d) yeast
- 3.🌱 Is water needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 4.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: how many seeds sprout is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sugar (b) soil (c) salt (d) warmth
- 6.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) sugar (b) salt (c) air (d) sunlight
- 7.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the same bowls”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 8.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) seeds in the freezer (b) seeds on wet cotton (c) wet seeds by a window (d) wet seeds in the dark
- 9.🧺 Do we need water for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 10.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) sugar (b) air (c) water (d) warmth
- 11.🌱 Seeds need water, air and ___ to sprout. (a) warmth (b) salt (c) sugar (d) soil
- 12.True or false: wet seeds by a window sprouts in a few days. (a) True (b) False
- 13.🧺 Do we need a balloon for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 14.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a mirror (b) a small bowl (c) a battery cell (d) turmeric powder
- 15.🌱 Is warmth needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 16.⚖️ 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
- 17.True or false: a battery cell is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 18.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a small bowl (b) water (c) a mirror (d) moong seeds
- 19.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) air (b) water (c) soil (d) warmth
- 20.True or false: air is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 21.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the same place is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) moong seeds (b) water (c) cotton wool (d) turmeric powder
- 23.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) how many seeds sprout (b) wet or dry cotton (c) the kind of seeds (d) the number of seeds
- 24.📘 What do we call a seed starting to grow? (a) germination (b) condensation (c) evaporation (d) pollination
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sunlight (b) warmth (c) water (d) air
- 26.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a small bowl (b) moong seeds (c) cotton wool (d) a balloon
- 27.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “wet or dry cotton”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 28.🌱 Is soil needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 29.True or false: a few days is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 30.⚖️ 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 number of seeds
- 31.🌱 Is air needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 32.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a balloon (b) turmeric powder (c) a battery cell (d) moong seeds
- 33.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the same place”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 34.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds in the dark? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 35.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) sugar (b) salt (c) sunlight (d) water
- 36.🔮 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
- 37.🔮 Predict: seeds on wet cotton are kept in the freezer. What happens? (a) they glow (b) they grow fruit (c) they do not sprout (d) they sprout faster
- 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a small bowl (b) cotton wool (c) a magnet (d) a few days
- 39.🔮 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
- 40.True or false: a few days is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- wash your hands
- yeast
- needed to sprout
- False
- warmth
- air
- we keep it the same
- seeds in the freezer
- needed
- sugar
- warmth
- True
- not needed
- a small bowl
- needed to sprout
- we keep it the same
- False
- a mirror
- soil
- False
- True
- turmeric powder
- wet or dry cotton
- germination
- sunlight
- a balloon
- we change it
- not needed to sprout
- True
- the number of seeds
- needed to sprout
- moong seeds
- we keep it the same
- sprouts
- water
- yes, they sprout
- they do not sprout
- a magnet
- pale yellow
- False
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