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.🔮 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
- 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a small bowl (b) a magnet (c) water (d) cotton wool
- 3.True or false: sunlight is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 4.True or false: water is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 5.🧺 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 balloon
- 6.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) sugar (b) water (c) soil (d) sunlight
- 7.🧺 Do we need a small bowl for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 8.True or false: seeds on wet cotton does not sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a small bowl (b) moong seeds (c) water (d) yeast
- 10.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is what we measure? (a) how many seeds sprout (b) the same bowls (c) the kind of seeds (d) wet or dry cotton
- 11.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) seeds on dry cotton (b) seeds in the freezer (c) seeds on wet cotton (d) boiled seeds
- 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a few days (b) moong seeds (c) a mirror (d) cotton wool
- 13.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a mirror (b) a small bowl (c) moong seeds (d) cotton wool
- 14.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) air (b) sugar (c) warmth (d) water
- 15.True or false: a magnet is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 16.🧺 Do we need cotton wool for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 17.⚖️ 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
- 18.🌱 Is air needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 19.🛟 What should you do after touching soil or seeds? (a) wash your hands (b) rub your eyes (c) lick your fingers (d) skip washing
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sunlight (b) soil (c) salt (d) warmth
- 21.⚖️ 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
- 22.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds by a window? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 23.True or false: air is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🛟 Some seeds from shops are coated with chemicals. What is the safe rule? (a) feed them to pets (b) never put seeds in mouth (c) throw them at friends (d) eat a few to check
- 25.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the kind of seeds is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 26.🌱 Is salt needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) warmth (b) water (c) air (d) salt
- 28.🌱 Is sunlight needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 29.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the number of seeds is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 30.True or false: seeds on dry cotton sprouts in a few days. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🧺 Do we need a few days for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 32.🧺 Do we need a magnet for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 33.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
- 34.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) boiled seeds (b) wet seeds by a window (c) wet seeds in the dark (d) seeds on wet cotton
- 35.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the kind of seeds (b) the same place (c) wet or dry cotton (d) how many seeds sprout
- 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a small bowl (b) a few days (c) water (d) turmeric powder
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sugar (b) sunlight (c) soil (d) water
- 38.🔮 Predict: seeds on wet cotton are kept in the freezer. What happens? (a) they do not sprout (b) they glow (c) they grow fruit (d) they sprout faster
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) warmth (b) air (c) soil (d) water
- 40.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds in the dark? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
Answer key
- yes, they sprout
- a magnet
- False
- True
- a balloon
- water
- needed
- False
- yeast
- how many seeds sprout
- seeds on wet cotton
- a mirror
- a mirror
- sugar
- True
- needed
- we keep it the same
- needed to sprout
- wash your hands
- warmth
- we keep it the same
- sprouts
- False
- never put seeds in mouth
- False
- not needed to sprout
- salt
- not needed to sprout
- True
- False
- needed
- not needed
- we change it
- boiled seeds
- wet or dry cotton
- turmeric powder
- water
- they do not sprout
- soil
- sprouts
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