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