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