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