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