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