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