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.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is what we measure? (a) how many seeds sprout (b) the number of seeds (c) wet or dry cotton (d) the same place
- 3.🛟 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
- 4.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a magnet (b) a balloon (c) yeast (d) cotton wool
- 5.True or false: water is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) moong seeds (c) a few days (d) water
- 7.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) seeds on wet cotton (b) seeds on dry cotton (c) wet seeds in the dark (d) wet seeds by a window
- 8.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the kind of seeds”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) moong seeds (b) a small bowl (c) yeast (d) water
- 10.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds in the dark? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 11.True or false: a small bowl is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 12.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 13.🌱 Where does a sprouting seed get its first food from? (a) the sunlight only (b) the air (c) the cotton wool (d) food stored in the seed
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) air (b) soil (c) sunlight (d) sugar
- 15.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) water (b) a mirror (c) cotton wool (d) a few days
- 16.🌱 Seeds need water, air and ___ to sprout. (a) soil (b) salt (c) warmth (d) sugar
- 17.True or false: salt is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 18.🌱 Is warmth needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 19.📘 What do we call a seed starting to grow? (a) germination (b) evaporation (c) condensation (d) pollination
- 20.True or false: seeds on wet cotton does not sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) warmth (b) sunlight (c) air (d) water
- 22.True or false: boiled seeds does not sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 23.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) turmeric powder (b) a magnet (c) a few days (d) a battery cell
- 24.🌱 Is sugar needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 25.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) seeds in the freezer (b) boiled seeds (c) seeds on dry cotton (d) wet seeds by a window
- 26.🌱 Is water needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 27.🔮 Predict: sprouts grow in the dark for a week. What colour are their leaves? (a) dark green (b) blue (c) bright red (d) pale yellow
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) soil (b) water (c) salt (d) sugar
- 29.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on wet cotton? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 30.🌱 Is air needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 31.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a few days (b) a magnet (c) cotton wool (d) water
- 32.🧺 Do we need a small bowl for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 33.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the same place is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sugar (b) warmth (c) water (d) air
- 35.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “how many seeds sprout”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 36.True or false: cotton wool is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 37.True or false: air is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) air (b) sunlight (c) water (d) warmth
- 39.🌱 What comes out of a moong seed first when it sprouts? (a) a thorn (b) a flower (c) a fruit (d) a tiny root
- 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a few days (b) moong seeds (c) water (d) a balloon
Answer key
- wash your hands
- how many seeds sprout
- never put seeds in mouth
- cotton wool
- True
- a magnet
- seeds on dry cotton
- we keep it the same
- yeast
- sprouts
- True
- not needed
- food stored in the seed
- air
- a mirror
- warmth
- False
- needed to sprout
- germination
- False
- sunlight
- True
- a few days
- not needed to sprout
- wet seeds by a window
- needed to sprout
- pale yellow
- water
- sprouts
- needed to sprout
- a magnet
- needed
- False
- sugar
- we measure it
- False
- True
- sunlight
- a tiny root
- a balloon
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