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