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