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