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