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