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