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