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