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