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