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