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