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