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