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