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) salt (c) sugar (d) air
- 2.🔮 Predict: seeds on wet cotton are kept in a dark cupboard. Will they sprout? (a) they melt (b) no, never (c) they turn to stones (d) yes, they sprout
- 3.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) sugar (b) sunlight (c) salt (d) warmth
- 4.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “wet or dry cotton”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 5.True or false: warmth is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds in the freezer? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 7.True or false: seeds on dry cotton does not sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 8.📘 What do we call a seed starting to grow? (a) evaporation (b) pollination (c) condensation (d) germination
- 9.🧺 Do we need a balloon for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 10.True or false: a balloon is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 11.🧺 Do we need cotton wool for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 12.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) wet seeds in the dark (b) wet seeds by a window (c) seeds on dry cotton (d) seeds on wet cotton
- 13.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the same place”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a few days (b) water (c) cotton wool (d) a magnet
- 15.🧺 Do we need a mirror for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 16.🌱 Where does a sprouting seed get its first food from? (a) the sunlight only (b) the air (c) the cotton wool (d) food stored in the seed
- 17.🌱 What comes out of a moong seed first when it sprouts? (a) a tiny root (b) a thorn (c) a flower (d) a fruit
- 18.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on dry cotton? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 19.🔮 Predict: sprouts grow in the dark for a week. What colour are their leaves? (a) blue (b) dark green (c) pale yellow (d) bright red
- 20.🧺 Do we need yeast for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 21.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) cotton wool (b) water (c) a small bowl (d) yeast
- 22.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the kind of seeds is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 23.⚖️ 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 number of seeds (d) how many seeds sprout
- 24.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the kind of seeds”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 25.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 26.🔮 Predict: seeds on wet cotton are kept in the freezer. What happens? (a) they glow (b) they do not sprout (c) they grow fruit (d) they sprout faster
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) water (b) sugar (c) warmth (d) air
- 28.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) moong seeds (b) a balloon (c) a battery cell (d) a magnet
- 29.🌱 Will these sprout: boiled seeds? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 30.🌱 Is air needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 31.True or false: water is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 32.True or false: wet seeds by a window sprouts in a few days. (a) True (b) False
- 33.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the number of seeds”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 34.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on wet cotton? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 35.True or false: boiled seeds does not sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 36.True or false: seeds in the freezer sprouts in a few days. (a) True (b) False
- 37.🌱 Seeds need water, air and ___ to sprout. (a) salt (b) warmth (c) sugar (d) soil
- 38.True or false: boiled seeds sprouts in a few days. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🧺 Do we need a magnet for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 40.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) seeds on dry cotton (b) boiled seeds (c) seeds in the freezer (d) wet seeds in the dark
Answer key
- air
- yes, they sprout
- warmth
- we change it
- False
- does not sprout
- True
- germination
- not needed
- False
- needed
- seeds on dry cotton
- we keep it the same
- a magnet
- not needed
- food stored in the seed
- a tiny root
- does not sprout
- pale yellow
- not needed
- yeast
- True
- wet or dry cotton
- we keep it the same
- not needed
- they do not sprout
- sugar
- moong seeds
- does not sprout
- needed to sprout
- False
- True
- we keep it the same
- sprouts
- True
- False
- warmth
- False
- not needed
- wet seeds in the dark
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