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