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