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