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