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 of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) soil (b) warmth (c) water (d) air
- 2.True or false: air is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) soil (b) sunlight (c) warmth (d) salt
- 4.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) sunlight (b) water (c) air (d) warmth
- 5.🌱 Is water needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 6.True or false: boiled seeds does not sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 7.🌱 Is air needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 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) moong seeds (b) a magnet (c) a small bowl (d) cotton wool
- 10.🌱 Will these sprout: boiled seeds? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 11.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the same place is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 12.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
- 13.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds in the freezer? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 14.🌱 Why do the seeds on dry cotton not sprout? (a) they have no salt (b) they have no soil (c) they have no water (d) they are too wet
- 15.⚖️ 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
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) warmth (b) air (c) water (d) salt
- 17.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) water (b) warmth (c) air (d) salt
- 18.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 19.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds by a window? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 20.True or false: air is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 21.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) boiled seeds (b) seeds on dry cotton (c) wet seeds in the dark (d) seeds in the freezer
- 22.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on wet cotton? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 23.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
- 24.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds in the dark? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 25.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) seeds on wet cotton (b) wet seeds by a window (c) wet seeds in the dark (d) boiled seeds
- 26.🌱 Where does a sprouting seed get its first food from? (a) the sunlight only (b) food stored in the seed (c) the cotton wool (d) the air
- 27.📘 What do we call a seed starting to grow? (a) pollination (b) evaporation (c) condensation (d) germination
- 28.True or false: water is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 29.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the number of seeds (b) wet or dry cotton (c) the same place (d) the kind of seeds
- 30.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the same place is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🔮 Predict: sprouts grow in the dark for a week. What colour are their leaves? (a) bright red (b) blue (c) pale yellow (d) dark green
- 32.True or false: seeds in the freezer sprouts in a few days. (a) True (b) False
- 33.True or false: moong seeds is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 34.🔮 Predict: seeds on wet cotton are kept in the freezer. What happens? (a) they sprout faster (b) they grow fruit (c) they do not sprout (d) they glow
- 35.True or false: a balloon is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) warmth (b) sunlight (c) air (d) water
- 37.True or false: sugar is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🛟 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) throw them at friends (d) never put seeds in mouth
- 39.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) moong seeds (b) yeast (c) a balloon (d) a battery cell
- 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) water (b) a balloon (c) cotton wool (d) a small bowl
Answer key
- soil
- True
- warmth
- sunlight
- needed to sprout
- True
- needed to sprout
- False
- a magnet
- does not sprout
- False
- we change it
- does not sprout
- they have no water
- we measure it
- salt
- salt
- not needed
- sprouts
- False
- wet seeds in the dark
- sprouts
- we keep it the same
- sprouts
- boiled seeds
- food stored in the seed
- germination
- True
- wet or dry cotton
- True
- pale yellow
- False
- True
- they do not sprout
- True
- sunlight
- False
- never put seeds in mouth
- moong seeds
- a balloon
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