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) sugar (b) sunlight (c) warmth (d) salt
- 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a small bowl (c) water (d) a few days
- 3.True or false: water is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 4.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the kind of seeds”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 5.True or false: wet seeds by a window sprouts in a few days. (a) False (b) True
- 6.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on wet cotton? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 7.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on dry cotton? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 8.True or false: a few days is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🌱 What comes out of a moong seed first when it sprouts? (a) a thorn (b) a fruit (c) a tiny root (d) a flower
- 10.🛟 What should you do after touching soil or seeds? (a) skip washing (b) rub your eyes (c) lick your fingers (d) wash your hands
- 11.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) sugar (b) soil (c) sunlight (d) water
- 12.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds by a window? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 13.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) wet seeds by a window (b) wet seeds in the dark (c) seeds on wet cotton (d) seeds on dry cotton
- 14.🌱 Is soil needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 15.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a mirror (b) a battery cell (c) a balloon (d) water
- 16.🌱 Is water needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 17.🌱 Seeds need water, air and ___ to sprout. (a) soil (b) sugar (c) salt (d) warmth
- 18.🌱 Is warmth needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 19.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “wet or dry cotton”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 20.🌱 Why do the seeds on dry cotton not sprout? (a) they have no soil (b) they are too wet (c) they have no water (d) they have no salt
- 21.True or false: a few days is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 22.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds in the freezer? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 23.⚖️ 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
- 24.True or false: water is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 25.🔮 Predict: seeds on wet cotton are kept in the freezer. What happens? (a) they glow (b) they sprout faster (c) they grow fruit (d) they do not sprout
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sunlight (b) salt (c) soil (d) air
- 27.🛟 Some seeds from shops are coated with chemicals. What is the safe rule? (a) feed them to pets (b) eat a few to check (c) never put seeds in mouth (d) throw them at friends
- 28.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 29.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the same place”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 30.True or false: water is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🌱 Is salt needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 32.🌱 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
- 33.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) salt (b) sugar (c) sunlight (d) air
- 34.🌱 Is air needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 35.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a battery cell (b) moong seeds (c) water (d) a few days
- 36.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is kept the same? (a) how many seeds sprout (b) wet or dry cotton (c) the number of seeds
- 37.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: how many seeds sprout is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 38.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) how many seeds sprout (b) the same place (c) the kind of seeds (d) wet or dry cotton
- 39.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 40.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the number of seeds”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
Answer key
- warmth
- yeast
- False
- we keep it the same
- True
- sprouts
- does not sprout
- True
- a tiny root
- wash your hands
- water
- sprouts
- seeds on dry cotton
- not needed to sprout
- water
- needed to sprout
- warmth
- needed to sprout
- we change it
- they have no water
- False
- does not sprout
- False
- True
- they do not sprout
- air
- never put seeds in mouth
- True
- we keep it the same
- False
- not needed to sprout
- wet seeds by a window
- air
- needed to sprout
- a battery cell
- the number of seeds
- False
- wet or dry cotton
- not needed
- we keep it the same
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