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