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