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: salt is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 2.🌱 Is sugar needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) water (b) soil (c) warmth (d) air
- 4.True or false: warmth is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 5.True or false: seeds on dry cotton sprouts in a few days. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) seeds on dry cotton (b) wet seeds in the dark (c) seeds on wet cotton (d) wet seeds by a window
- 7.🔮 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
- 8.📘 What do we call a seed starting to grow? (a) condensation (b) pollination (c) germination (d) evaporation
- 9.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the number of seeds is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 10.🔮 Predict: seeds on wet cotton are kept in the freezer. What happens? (a) they sprout faster (b) they glow (c) they grow fruit (d) they do not sprout
- 11.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on wet cotton? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 12.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a few days (b) a mirror (c) a battery cell (d) turmeric powder
- 13.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
- 14.🌱 Is sunlight needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 15.🌱 Will these sprout: boiled seeds? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 16.True or false: cotton wool is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 17.🛟 What should you do after touching soil or seeds? (a) skip washing (b) rub your eyes (c) wash your hands (d) lick your fingers
- 18.🧺 Do we need a few days for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) salt (b) soil (c) warmth (d) sunlight
- 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cotton wool (b) a small bowl (c) turmeric powder (d) moong seeds
- 21.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 22.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the number of seeds (b) wet or dry cotton (c) how many seeds sprout
- 23.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the same place (b) the same bowls (c) wet or dry cotton (d) the kind of seeds
- 24.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) boiled seeds (b) seeds in the freezer (c) seeds on dry cotton (d) wet seeds in the dark
- 25.🧺 Do we need a mirror for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 26.🧺 Do we need cotton wool for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 27.🧺 Do we need water for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 28.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 29.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds in the freezer? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 30.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: wet or dry cotton is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🌱 Seeds need water, air and ___ to sprout. (a) sugar (b) warmth (c) salt (d) soil
- 32.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the same place (b) wet or dry cotton (c) how many seeds sprout (d) the kind of seeds
- 33.True or false: seeds on wet cotton does not sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 34.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a battery cell (b) a magnet (c) cotton wool (d) a mirror
- 35.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the kind of seeds”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 36.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) moong seeds (b) turmeric powder (c) a few days (d) a small bowl
- 37.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a small bowl (b) a few days (c) a balloon (d) water
- 38.True or false: a magnet is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 39.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the same place”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 40.🌱 Why do the seeds on dry cotton not sprout? (a) they have no soil (b) they are too wet (c) they have no water (d) they have no salt
Answer key
- True
- not needed to sprout
- soil
- True
- False
- seeds on dry cotton
- pale yellow
- germination
- False
- they do not sprout
- sprouts
- a few days
- we measure it
- not needed to sprout
- does not sprout
- True
- wash your hands
- needed
- warmth
- turmeric powder
- not needed
- the number of seeds
- wet or dry cotton
- wet seeds in the dark
- not needed
- needed
- needed
- False
- does not sprout
- False
- warmth
- how many seeds sprout
- False
- cotton wool
- we keep it the same
- turmeric powder
- a balloon
- False
- we keep it the same
- they have no water
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