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 does not sprout? (a) wet seeds in the dark (b) wet seeds by a window (c) seeds on wet cotton (d) boiled seeds
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) air (b) warmth (c) water (d) sugar
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) warmth (b) salt (c) water (d) air
- 4.🛟 What should you do after touching soil or seeds? (a) rub your eyes (b) lick your fingers (c) skip washing (d) wash your hands
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) salt (b) sugar (c) sunlight (d) air
- 6.🧺 Do we need moong seeds for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 7.🌱 What comes out of a moong seed first when it sprouts? (a) a thorn (b) a tiny root (c) a flower (d) a fruit
- 8.⚖️ 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
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) warmth (b) water (c) air (d) soil
- 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cotton wool (b) a small bowl (c) turmeric powder (d) moong seeds
- 11.True or false: boiled seeds sprouts in a few days. (a) False (b) True
- 12.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) soil (b) water (c) salt (d) sunlight
- 13.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) seeds in the freezer (b) seeds on dry cotton (c) seeds on wet cotton (d) boiled seeds
- 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) moong seeds (c) a few days (d) cotton wool
- 15.🌱 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
- 16.🧺 Do we need a small bowl for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 17.🌱 Will these sprout: boiled seeds? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 18.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds in the freezer? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 19.🌱 Seeds need water, air and ___ to sprout. (a) soil (b) warmth (c) salt (d) sugar
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sugar (b) soil (c) salt (d) water
- 21.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the kind of seeds (b) how many seeds sprout (c) the same bowls (d) wet or dry cotton
- 22.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) boiled seeds (b) seeds in the freezer (c) seeds on dry cotton (d) wet seeds by a window
- 23.⚖️ 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 number of seeds
- 24.🔮 Predict: sprouts grow in the dark for a week. What colour are their leaves? (a) pale yellow (b) blue (c) dark green (d) bright red
- 25.True or false: a battery cell is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 26.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) cotton wool (b) a small bowl (c) yeast (d) a few days
- 27.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) turmeric powder (b) a battery cell (c) yeast (d) a few days
- 28.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) water (b) a battery cell (c) a mirror (d) turmeric powder
- 29.True or false: a balloon is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on wet cotton? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 31.True or false: yeast is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 32.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the number of seeds”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 33.🌱 Is water needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 34.True or false: air is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🌱 Why do the seeds on dry cotton not sprout? (a) they are too wet (b) they have no salt (c) they have no soil (d) they have no water
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sunlight (b) sugar (c) warmth (d) salt
- 37.True or false: wet seeds in the dark sprouts in a few days. (a) True (b) False
- 38.True or false: a few days is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) wet seeds by a window (b) wet seeds in the dark (c) seeds on wet cotton (d) seeds on dry cotton
- 40.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the kind of seeds (b) wet or dry cotton (c) the number of seeds (d) the same bowls
Answer key
- boiled seeds
- sugar
- salt
- wash your hands
- air
- needed
- a tiny root
- we change it
- soil
- turmeric powder
- False
- water
- seeds on wet cotton
- a magnet
- wet seeds in the dark
- needed
- does not sprout
- does not sprout
- warmth
- water
- how many seeds sprout
- wet seeds by a window
- the number of seeds
- pale yellow
- False
- yeast
- a few days
- water
- True
- sprouts
- True
- we keep it the same
- needed to sprout
- False
- they have no water
- warmth
- True
- True
- seeds on dry cotton
- wet or dry cotton
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