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