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: boiled seeds does not sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cotton wool (b) a few days (c) water (d) a mirror
- 3.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “wet or dry cotton”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 4.🛟 Some seeds from shops are coated with chemicals. What is the safe rule? (a) feed them to pets (b) eat a few to check (c) throw them at friends (d) never put seeds in mouth
- 5.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) moong seeds (b) a magnet (c) yeast (d) a balloon
- 6.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on wet cotton? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 7.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) warmth (b) sugar (c) air (d) water
- 8.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 9.📘 What do we call a seed starting to grow? (a) condensation (b) evaporation (c) germination (d) pollination
- 10.⚖️ 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 kind of seeds
- 11.🌱 Seeds need water, air and ___ to sprout. (a) salt (b) sugar (c) soil (d) warmth
- 12.🧺 Do we need a magnet for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 13.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a battery cell (b) a small bowl (c) turmeric powder (d) a balloon
- 14.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) wet seeds in the dark (b) seeds on dry cotton (c) seeds on wet cotton (d) wet seeds by a window
- 15.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) soil (b) sunlight (c) sugar (d) air
- 16.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a balloon (b) cotton wool (c) turmeric powder (d) a magnet
- 17.🧺 Do we need water for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 18.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) soil (b) sunlight (c) salt (d) water
- 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) moong seeds (b) a few days (c) cotton wool (d) a magnet
- 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a few days (b) moong seeds (c) cotton wool (d) yeast
- 21.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) how many seeds sprout (b) the kind of seeds (c) wet or dry cotton (d) the same bowls
- 22.True or false: warmth is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 23.True or false: yeast is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 24.True or false: a mirror is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) water (b) a balloon (c) a few days (d) cotton wool
- 26.🌱 Is sugar needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 27.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) wet seeds by a window (b) wet seeds in the dark (c) boiled seeds (d) seeds on wet cotton
- 28.🌱 Where does a sprouting seed get its first food from? (a) food stored in the seed (b) the cotton wool (c) the air (d) the sunlight only
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) water (b) warmth (c) air (d) sugar
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) air (b) warmth (c) sunlight (d) water
- 31.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) soil (b) sugar (c) salt (d) warmth
- 32.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the same bowls is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 33.🔮 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
- 34.True or false: a magnet is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🌱 Is air needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 36.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) wet seeds by a window (b) boiled seeds (c) seeds on dry cotton (d) seeds in the freezer
- 37.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) cotton wool (b) a small bowl (c) a battery cell (d) moong seeds
- 38.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) cotton wool (b) a few days (c) water (d) yeast
- 39.🌱 Is sunlight needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 40.🌱 Is soil needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
Answer key
- True
- a mirror
- we change it
- never put seeds in mouth
- moong seeds
- sprouts
- sugar
- not needed
- germination
- how many seeds sprout
- warmth
- not needed
- a small bowl
- seeds on dry cotton
- air
- cotton wool
- needed
- water
- a magnet
- yeast
- wet or dry cotton
- True
- False
- False
- a balloon
- not needed to sprout
- boiled seeds
- food stored in the seed
- sugar
- sunlight
- warmth
- False
- they do not sprout
- True
- needed to sprout
- wet seeds by a window
- a battery cell
- yeast
- not needed to sprout
- not needed to sprout
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