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