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