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.🌱 Where does a sprouting seed get its first food from? (a) the air (b) food stored in the seed (c) the cotton wool (d) the sunlight only
- 2.🛟 What should you do after touching soil or seeds? (a) lick your fingers (b) skip washing (c) wash your hands (d) rub your eyes
- 3.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) wet or dry cotton (b) the number of seeds (c) the kind of seeds (d) the same place
- 4.True or false: boiled seeds sprouts in a few days. (a) True (b) False
- 5.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: how many seeds sprout is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sugar (b) air (c) water (d) warmth
- 7.🌱 What comes out of a moong seed first when it sprouts? (a) a flower (b) a thorn (c) a fruit (d) a tiny root
- 8.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) air (b) salt (c) warmth (d) water
- 9.🔮 Predict: seeds on wet cotton are kept in a dark cupboard. Will they sprout? (a) no, never (b) they turn to stones (c) yes, they sprout (d) they melt
- 10.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the same bowls”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sunlight (b) salt (c) soil (d) water
- 12.🔮 Predict: sprouts grow in the dark for a week. What colour are their leaves? (a) pale yellow (b) dark green (c) blue (d) bright red
- 13.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) salt (b) soil (c) sunlight (d) air
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) warmth (b) sunlight (c) sugar (d) soil
- 15.True or false: sunlight is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 16.True or false: a balloon is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 17.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the same bowls is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 18.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) soil (b) water (c) air (d) warmth
- 19.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds in the freezer? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 20.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) boiled seeds (b) wet seeds by a window (c) seeds in the freezer (d) seeds on dry cotton
- 21.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) water (b) a mirror (c) a small bowl (d) moong seeds
- 22.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the number of seeds (b) wet or dry cotton (c) how many seeds sprout
- 23.True or false: boiled seeds does not sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🌱 Is soil needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 25.True or false: seeds in the freezer does not sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a few days (b) yeast (c) water (d) a small bowl
- 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) moong seeds (b) turmeric powder (c) a few days (d) a small bowl
- 28.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a few days (b) a balloon (c) water (d) cotton wool
- 29.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a magnet (b) moong seeds (c) a few days (d) cotton wool
- 30.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) salt (b) sunlight (c) sugar (d) warmth
- 31.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a small bowl (b) a few days (c) cotton wool (d) a balloon
- 32.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 33.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the number of seeds”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 34.🧺 Do we need cotton wool for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 35.🛟 Some seeds from shops are coated with chemicals. What is the safe rule? (a) eat a few to check (b) throw them at friends (c) never put seeds in mouth (d) feed them to pets
- 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) moong seeds (b) water (c) a battery cell (d) a few days
- 37.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the number of seeds is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) sunlight (b) warmth (c) water (d) air
- 39.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the same bowls is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🌱 Seeds need water, air and ___ to sprout. (a) sugar (b) salt (c) warmth (d) soil
Answer key
- food stored in the seed
- wash your hands
- wet or dry cotton
- False
- True
- sugar
- a tiny root
- salt
- yes, they sprout
- we keep it the same
- water
- pale yellow
- air
- warmth
- False
- False
- False
- soil
- does not sprout
- wet seeds by a window
- a mirror
- the number of seeds
- True
- not needed to sprout
- True
- yeast
- turmeric powder
- a balloon
- a magnet
- warmth
- a balloon
- not needed
- we keep it the same
- needed
- never put seeds in mouth
- a battery cell
- False
- sunlight
- True
- warmth
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