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