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