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.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on wet cotton? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 2.🌱 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
- 3.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) water (b) air (c) soil (d) warmth
- 4.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) salt (b) sunlight (c) soil (d) air
- 5.⚖️ 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
- 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a small bowl (b) a few days (c) cotton wool (d) a magnet
- 7.🛟 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
- 8.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) seeds on dry cotton (b) boiled seeds (c) wet seeds by a window (d) seeds in the freezer
- 9.True or false: a small bowl is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) moong seeds (b) a balloon (c) a small bowl (d) water
- 11.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) water (b) sunlight (c) sugar (d) soil
- 12.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) warmth (b) soil (c) sugar (d) salt
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) soil (b) sunlight (c) warmth (d) salt
- 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cotton wool (b) water (c) a battery cell (d) a few days
- 15.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a few days (b) cotton wool (c) turmeric powder (d) water
- 16.True or false: air is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 17.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) seeds on wet cotton (b) wet seeds by a window (c) wet seeds in the dark (d) boiled seeds
- 18.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds in the freezer? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 19.🌱 Where does a sprouting seed get its first food from? (a) the sunlight only (b) food stored in the seed (c) the air (d) the cotton wool
- 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a small bowl (b) a few days (c) water (d) yeast
- 21.🧺 Do we need a mirror for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 22.🔮 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
- 23.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) air (b) water (c) warmth (d) sunlight
- 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a few days (b) cotton wool (c) water (d) a mirror
- 25.True or false: air is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🌱 Seeds need water, air and ___ to sprout. (a) warmth (b) soil (c) sugar (d) salt
- 27.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) wet seeds in the dark (b) seeds on dry cotton (c) wet seeds by a window (d) seeds on wet cotton
- 28.🌱 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
- 29.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) moong seeds (b) cotton wool (c) water (d) a magnet
- 30.🌱 Will these sprout: boiled seeds? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 31.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a magnet (b) a balloon (c) water (d) a battery cell
- 32.True or false: boiled seeds does not sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 33.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds by a window? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 34.🧺 Do we need a balloon for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 35.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on dry cotton? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 36.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the number of seeds is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 37.True or false: a battery cell is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) water (b) warmth (c) air (d) soil
- 39.🧺 Do we need a magnet for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) air (b) salt (c) warmth (d) water
Answer key
- sprouts
- they have no water
- soil
- air
- we measure it
- a magnet
- never put seeds in mouth
- wet seeds by a window
- False
- a balloon
- water
- warmth
- warmth
- a battery cell
- turmeric powder
- True
- boiled seeds
- does not sprout
- food stored in the seed
- yeast
- not needed
- pale yellow
- sunlight
- a mirror
- False
- warmth
- seeds on dry cotton
- seeds on wet cotton
- a magnet
- does not sprout
- water
- True
- sprouts
- not needed
- does not sprout
- False
- False
- soil
- not needed
- salt
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