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.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a few days (b) water (c) turmeric powder (d) a small bowl
- 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a few days (b) a balloon (c) a small bowl (d) water
- 4.🌱 What comes out of a moong seed first when it sprouts? (a) a flower (b) a tiny root (c) a thorn (d) a fruit
- 5.🌱 Is sunlight needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 6.🧺 Do we need cotton wool for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 7.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on dry cotton? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 8.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) yeast (b) moong seeds (c) a mirror (d) a magnet
- 9.🛟 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) never put seeds in mouth (d) throw them at friends
- 10.⚖️ 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 same place
- 11.True or false: cotton wool is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 12.📘 What do we call a seed starting to grow? (a) evaporation (b) condensation (c) germination (d) pollination
- 13.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds in the freezer? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 14.⚖️ 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) wet or dry cotton (d) the kind of seeds
- 15.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) sugar (b) warmth (c) soil (d) salt
- 16.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a mirror (b) turmeric powder (c) a battery cell (d) water
- 17.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) seeds on wet cotton (b) boiled seeds (c) wet seeds in the dark (d) wet seeds by a window
- 18.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) seeds on dry cotton (b) boiled seeds (c) seeds on wet cotton (d) seeds in the freezer
- 19.True or false: wet seeds in the dark sprouts in a few days. (a) True (b) False
- 20.True or false: boiled seeds sprouts in a few days. (a) False (b) True
- 21.True or false: cotton wool is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 22.True or false: warmth is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a small bowl (b) moong seeds (c) a magnet (d) water
- 24.True or false: wet seeds by a window sprouts in a few days. (a) True (b) False
- 25.True or false: boiled seeds does not sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 26.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “how many seeds sprout”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 27.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds in the dark? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) salt (b) sugar (c) warmth (d) soil
- 29.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on wet cotton? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 30.True or false: sugar is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) wet seeds in the dark (b) seeds on wet cotton (c) wet seeds by a window (d) seeds on dry cotton
- 32.True or false: moong seeds is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 33.True or false: salt is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 34.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) seeds on dry cotton (b) boiled seeds (c) wet seeds by a window (d) seeds in the freezer
- 35.🔮 Predict: seeds on wet cotton are kept in the freezer. What happens? (a) they do not sprout (b) they glow (c) they sprout faster (d) they grow fruit
- 36.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the kind of seeds is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 37.True or false: seeds on wet cotton sprouts in a few days. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) cotton wool (c) moong seeds (d) water
- 39.🔮 Predict: seeds on wet cotton are kept in a dark cupboard. Will they sprout? (a) yes, they sprout (b) they turn to stones (c) no, never (d) they melt
- 40.True or false: moong seeds is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- needed to sprout
- turmeric powder
- a balloon
- a tiny root
- not needed to sprout
- needed
- does not sprout
- moong seeds
- never put seeds in mouth
- the same place
- False
- germination
- does not sprout
- how many seeds sprout
- warmth
- water
- boiled seeds
- seeds on wet cotton
- True
- False
- True
- True
- a magnet
- True
- True
- we measure it
- sprouts
- warmth
- sprouts
- False
- seeds on dry cotton
- False
- False
- wet seeds by a window
- they do not sprout
- False
- True
- turmeric powder
- yes, they sprout
- True
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