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.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) wet or dry cotton (b) how many seeds sprout (c) the number of seeds (d) the same place
- 2.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) sugar (b) sunlight (c) soil (d) air
- 3.True or false: wet seeds in the dark does not sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 4.True or false: moong seeds is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a small bowl (b) a balloon (c) cotton wool (d) a few days
- 6.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on wet cotton? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 7.🌱 Where does a sprouting seed get its first food from? (a) the cotton wool (b) the air (c) the sunlight only (d) food stored in the seed
- 8.True or false: a mirror is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 9.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “wet or dry cotton”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 10.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) seeds on wet cotton (b) seeds in the freezer (c) boiled seeds (d) seeds on dry cotton
- 11.🛟 Some seeds from shops are coated with chemicals. What is the safe rule? (a) throw them at friends (b) feed them to pets (c) eat a few to check (d) never put seeds in mouth
- 12.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a few days (b) water (c) a mirror (d) moong seeds
- 14.⚖️ 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
- 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) water (b) moong seeds (c) a few days (d) turmeric powder
- 16.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds in the dark? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 17.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds in the freezer? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 18.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) air (b) sunlight (c) warmth (d) water
- 20.🌱 Is sunlight needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 21.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a balloon (b) a battery cell (c) a small bowl (d) turmeric powder
- 22.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 23.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) wet seeds in the dark (b) seeds on wet cotton (c) boiled seeds (d) wet seeds by a window
- 24.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: how many seeds sprout is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 25.📘 What do we call a seed starting to grow? (a) evaporation (b) condensation (c) germination (d) pollination
- 26.True or false: seeds in the freezer does not sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 27.True or false: seeds on dry cotton sprouts in a few days. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🌱 What comes out of a moong seed first when it sprouts? (a) a flower (b) a thorn (c) a fruit (d) a tiny root
- 29.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: how many seeds sprout is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 30.True or false: wet seeds in the dark sprouts in a few days. (a) True (b) False
- 31.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the number of seeds is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🔮 Predict: sprouts grow in the dark for a week. What colour are their leaves? (a) dark green (b) bright red (c) pale yellow (d) blue
- 33.⚖️ 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
- 34.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) seeds on dry cotton (b) wet seeds by a window (c) seeds on wet cotton (d) wet seeds in the dark
- 35.True or false: seeds on dry cotton does not sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🧺 Do we need a small bowl for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 37.🧺 Do we need a magnet for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 38.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) water (b) yeast (c) a few days (d) cotton wool
- 39.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a mirror (b) a magnet (c) a battery cell (d) cotton wool
- 40.True or false: a small bowl is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- wet or dry cotton
- air
- False
- False
- a balloon
- sprouts
- food stored in the seed
- True
- we change it
- seeds on wet cotton
- never put seeds in mouth
- False
- a mirror
- we keep it the same
- turmeric powder
- sprouts
- does not sprout
- True
- sunlight
- not needed to sprout
- a small bowl
- not needed
- boiled seeds
- False
- germination
- True
- False
- a tiny root
- True
- True
- False
- pale yellow
- the kind of seeds
- seeds on dry cotton
- True
- needed
- not needed
- yeast
- cotton wool
- False
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