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) water (b) warmth (c) air (d) soil
- 2.🛟 What should you do after touching soil or seeds? (a) wash your hands (b) lick your fingers (c) rub your eyes (d) skip washing
- 3.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a mirror (b) cotton wool (c) water (d) moong seeds
- 4.True or false: seeds in the freezer does not sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 5.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the kind of seeds is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) a few days (c) water (d) cotton wool
- 7.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the same bowls”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 8.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) turmeric powder (b) cotton wool (c) yeast (d) a magnet
- 9.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds by a window? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 10.🔮 Predict: seeds on wet cotton are kept in the freezer. What happens? (a) they do not sprout (b) they sprout faster (c) they grow fruit (d) they glow
- 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) cotton wool (c) a few days (d) a small bowl
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sunlight (b) water (c) sugar (d) salt
- 13.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on wet cotton? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 14.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the kind of seeds”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 15.⚖️ 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
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) water (b) air (c) warmth (d) sugar
- 17.True or false: salt is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 18.True or false: sugar is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) water (c) cotton wool (d) a small bowl
- 20.True or false: warmth is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 21.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) water (b) salt (c) sunlight (d) soil
- 22.📘 What do we call a seed starting to grow? (a) condensation (b) pollination (c) evaporation (d) germination
- 23.🌱 Why do the seeds on dry cotton not sprout? (a) they have no salt (b) they are too wet (c) they have no soil (d) they have no water
- 24.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) yeast (b) water (c) a small bowl (d) moong seeds
- 25.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the same place is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 27.🌱 Is sugar needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 28.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) sunlight (b) warmth (c) soil (d) sugar
- 29.🌱 Will these sprout: boiled seeds? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 30.🌱 Where does a sprouting seed get its first food from? (a) the air (b) food stored in the seed (c) the sunlight only (d) the cotton wool
- 31.True or false: soil is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 32.⚖️ 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
- 33.True or false: boiled seeds does not sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 34.🧺 Do we need water for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 35.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) seeds in the freezer (b) seeds on wet cotton (c) seeds on dry cotton (d) boiled seeds
- 36.🌱 Seeds need water, air and ___ to sprout. (a) soil (b) sugar (c) salt (d) warmth
- 37.🌱 Is sunlight needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 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 battery cell is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) seeds in the freezer (b) wet seeds in the dark (c) wet seeds by a window (d) seeds on wet cotton
Answer key
- soil
- wash your hands
- a mirror
- True
- True
- a battery cell
- we keep it the same
- cotton wool
- sprouts
- they do not sprout
- yeast
- water
- sprouts
- we keep it the same
- we change it
- sugar
- False
- False
- a magnet
- True
- water
- germination
- they have no water
- yeast
- True
- not needed
- not needed to sprout
- warmth
- does not sprout
- food stored in the seed
- False
- we keep it the same
- True
- needed
- seeds on wet cotton
- warmth
- not needed to sprout
- True
- False
- seeds in the freezer
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