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