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