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