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