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