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