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