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) warmth (b) air (c) sunlight (d) water
- 2.🧺 Do we need a balloon for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 3.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the kind of seeds (b) how many seeds sprout (c) wet or dry cotton
- 4.🛟 Some seeds from shops are coated with chemicals. What is the safe rule? (a) eat a few to check (b) throw them at friends (c) never put seeds in mouth (d) feed them to pets
- 5.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on wet cotton? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 6.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds in the freezer? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 7.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) turmeric powder (b) a balloon (c) a magnet (d) cotton wool
- 8.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: wet or dry cotton is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 9.⚖️ 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
- 10.True or false: seeds on wet cotton does not sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a few days (b) cotton wool (c) a battery cell (d) a small bowl
- 12.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on dry cotton? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 13.True or false: a balloon is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🧺 Do we need moong seeds for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 15.True or false: moong seeds is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 16.True or false: air is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 17.🛟 What should you do after touching soil or seeds? (a) skip washing (b) lick your fingers (c) wash your hands (d) rub your eyes
- 18.🧺 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) water
- 19.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) seeds on wet cotton (b) wet seeds by a window (c) wet seeds in the dark (d) seeds on dry cotton
- 20.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) air (b) water (c) sugar (d) warmth
- 21.🌱 Where does a sprouting seed get its first food from? (a) the cotton wool (b) the air (c) food stored in the seed (d) the sunlight only
- 22.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 23.🌱 Seeds need water, air and ___ to sprout. (a) salt (b) soil (c) sugar (d) warmth
- 24.🔮 Predict: seeds on wet cotton are kept in the freezer. What happens? (a) they do not sprout (b) they sprout faster (c) they grow fruit (d) they glow
- 25.🌱 What comes out of a moong seed first when it sprouts? (a) a fruit (b) a tiny root (c) a thorn (d) a flower
- 26.🌱 Is salt needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 27.True or false: seeds in the freezer does not sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 28.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a magnet (b) yeast (c) water (d) a battery cell
- 29.True or false: air is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 30.True or false: seeds in the freezer sprouts in a few days. (a) False (b) True
- 31.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the same place”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 32.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) moong seeds (c) cotton wool (d) a few days
- 33.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cotton wool (b) a small bowl (c) yeast (d) a few days
- 34.True or false: a balloon is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 35.⚖️ 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) the kind of seeds (d) how many seeds sprout
- 36.⚖️ 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
- 37.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: how many seeds sprout is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) salt (b) warmth (c) sunlight (d) soil
- 39.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “wet or dry cotton”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sugar (b) salt (c) water (d) soil
Answer key
- sunlight
- not needed
- the kind of seeds
- never put seeds in mouth
- sprouts
- does not sprout
- cotton wool
- False
- we keep it the same
- False
- a battery cell
- does not sprout
- False
- needed
- True
- False
- wash your hands
- turmeric powder
- seeds on dry cotton
- sugar
- food stored in the seed
- False
- warmth
- they do not sprout
- a tiny root
- not needed to sprout
- True
- water
- True
- False
- we keep it the same
- a magnet
- yeast
- True
- wet or dry cotton
- we measure it
- True
- warmth
- we change it
- water
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