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