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