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