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 a small bowl for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 2.True or false: salt is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 3.📘 What do we call a seed starting to grow? (a) condensation (b) evaporation (c) pollination (d) germination
- 4.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on dry cotton? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 5.True or false: a small bowl is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🧺 Do we need cotton wool for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 7.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds in the dark? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 8.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) wet seeds by a window (b) wet seeds in the dark (c) seeds on wet cotton (d) seeds on dry cotton
- 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a few days (b) cotton wool (c) turmeric powder (d) a small bowl
- 10.True or false: a balloon is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 11.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) warmth (b) water (c) air (d) soil
- 12.🔮 Predict: sprouts grow in the dark for a week. What colour are their leaves? (a) bright red (b) pale yellow (c) blue (d) dark green
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) salt (b) sunlight (c) water (d) sugar
- 14.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the number of seeds (b) how many seeds sprout (c) wet or dry cotton (d) the same bowls
- 15.True or false: moong seeds is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) seeds in the freezer (b) wet seeds in the dark (c) boiled seeds (d) seeds on dry cotton
- 17.True or false: seeds on dry cotton sprouts in a few days. (a) False (b) True
- 18.True or false: seeds in the freezer sprouts in a few days. (a) True (b) False
- 19.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is what we measure? (a) how many seeds sprout (b) the kind of seeds (c) wet or dry cotton (d) the same place
- 20.True or false: moong seeds is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 21.🧺 Do we need a magnet for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 22.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the same place”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) warmth (b) sugar (c) water (d) air
- 24.True or false: a battery cell is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 25.True or false: sunlight is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 26.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) seeds on wet cotton (b) seeds on dry cotton (c) boiled seeds (d) seeds in the freezer
- 27.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the kind of seeds is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 28.🌱 Where does a sprouting seed get its first food from? (a) the air (b) food stored in the seed (c) the sunlight only (d) the cotton wool
- 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a small bowl (b) a balloon (c) cotton wool (d) water
- 30.🔮 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
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) warmth (b) water (c) air (d) sunlight
- 32.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) soil (b) sunlight (c) sugar (d) water
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) salt (b) air (c) water (d) warmth
- 34.🧺 Do we need a mirror for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 35.True or false: yeast is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 36.True or false: warmth is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🌱 Seeds need water, air and ___ to sprout. (a) salt (b) warmth (c) soil (d) sugar
- 38.🛟 What should you do after touching soil or seeds? (a) lick your fingers (b) rub your eyes (c) wash your hands (d) skip washing
- 39.True or false: wet seeds by a window does not sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 40.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “wet or dry cotton”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
Answer key
- needed
- True
- germination
- does not sprout
- False
- needed
- sprouts
- seeds on dry cotton
- turmeric powder
- False
- soil
- pale yellow
- water
- wet or dry cotton
- True
- wet seeds in the dark
- False
- False
- how many seeds sprout
- False
- not needed
- we keep it the same
- sugar
- False
- False
- seeds on wet cotton
- True
- food stored in the seed
- a balloon
- yes, they sprout
- sunlight
- water
- salt
- not needed
- False
- False
- warmth
- wash your hands
- False
- we change it
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