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 sprouting seeds? (a) a balloon (b) cotton wool (c) a few days (d) moong seeds
- 2.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds in the dark? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 3.🛟 What should you do after touching soil or seeds? (a) lick your fingers (b) rub your eyes (c) wash your hands (d) skip washing
- 4.🌱 Is warmth needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 5.📘 What do we call a seed starting to grow? (a) germination (b) condensation (c) evaporation (d) pollination
- 6.🧺 Do we need water for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 7.🔮 Predict: seeds on wet cotton are kept in a dark cupboard. Will they sprout? (a) they turn to stones (b) yes, they sprout (c) they melt (d) no, never
- 8.⚖️ 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
- 9.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) air (b) warmth (c) sunlight (d) water
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) air (b) warmth (c) sugar (d) water
- 11.🌱 Is soil needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 12.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a balloon (b) a small bowl (c) turmeric powder (d) a mirror
- 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a small bowl (b) water (c) turmeric powder (d) cotton wool
- 14.🌱 Is salt needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 15.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) salt (b) water (c) air (d) warmth
- 16.🌱 Why do the seeds on dry cotton not sprout? (a) they have no salt (b) they have no water (c) they are too wet (d) they have no soil
- 17.True or false: water is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 18.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on wet cotton? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 19.🧺 Do we need a mirror for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a small bowl (b) cotton wool (c) moong seeds (d) a mirror
- 21.⚖️ 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 bowls (c) wet or dry cotton (d) the number of seeds
- 22.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is kept the same? (a) how many seeds sprout (b) the same place (c) wet or dry cotton
- 23.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a mirror (b) a battery cell (c) water (d) a magnet
- 24.🌱 Seeds need water, air and ___ to sprout. (a) salt (b) soil (c) warmth (d) sugar
- 25.🌱 Is air needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 26.True or false: cotton wool is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 27.🧺 Do we need a small bowl for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) water (b) soil (c) salt (d) sunlight
- 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a small bowl (b) water (c) a balloon (d) moong seeds
- 30.True or false: a balloon is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🌱 Is sugar needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 32.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a few days (b) a mirror (c) yeast (d) a balloon
- 33.🔮 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
- 34.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) moong seeds (b) a battery cell (c) water (d) cotton wool
- 35.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) boiled seeds (b) seeds in the freezer (c) seeds on wet cotton (d) seeds on dry cotton
- 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) moong seeds (b) cotton wool (c) a magnet (d) water
- 37.🧺 Do we need moong seeds for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 38.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a magnet (b) cotton wool (c) a balloon (d) a battery cell
- 39.🌱 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 on dry cotton
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sugar (b) soil (c) sunlight (d) air
Answer key
- a balloon
- sprouts
- wash your hands
- needed to sprout
- germination
- needed
- yes, they sprout
- we change it
- sunlight
- sugar
- not needed to sprout
- a small bowl
- turmeric powder
- not needed to sprout
- salt
- they have no water
- True
- sprouts
- not needed
- a mirror
- wet or dry cotton
- the same place
- water
- warmth
- needed to sprout
- False
- needed
- water
- a balloon
- True
- not needed to sprout
- a few days
- they do not sprout
- a battery cell
- seeds on wet cotton
- a magnet
- needed
- cotton wool
- seeds on dry cotton
- air
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