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