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