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