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