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