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