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