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 salt needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 2.True or false: seeds on wet cotton does not sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 3.🧺 Do we need yeast for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 4.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 5.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the same bowls”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 6.🔮 Predict: seeds on wet cotton are kept in a dark cupboard. Will they sprout? (a) they turn to stones (b) no, never (c) they melt (d) yes, they sprout
- 7.🛟 What should you do after touching soil or seeds? (a) rub your eyes (b) lick your fingers (c) skip washing (d) wash your hands
- 8.🌱 What comes out of a moong seed first when it sprouts? (a) a tiny root (b) a flower (c) a thorn (d) a fruit
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) salt (b) soil (c) water (d) sugar
- 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cotton wool (b) moong seeds (c) a small bowl (d) a magnet
- 11.🛟 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) throw them at friends (d) never put seeds in mouth
- 12.True or false: seeds on dry cotton does not sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🌱 Is air needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 14.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the same place (b) the number of seeds (c) wet or dry cotton (d) how many seeds sprout
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) air (b) warmth (c) water (d) sunlight
- 16.🧺 Do we need a magnet for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 17.🌱 Seeds need water, air and ___ to sprout. (a) soil (b) salt (c) sugar (d) warmth
- 18.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) warmth (b) air (c) water (d) sunlight
- 19.🌱 Is soil needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 20.⚖️ 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) how many seeds sprout (d) the number of seeds
- 21.🧺 Do we need water for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 22.🧺 Do we need cotton wool for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 23.True or false: a small bowl is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 24.True or false: water is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 25.True or false: air is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 26.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 27.🌱 Where does a sprouting seed get its first food from? (a) the sunlight only (b) food stored in the seed (c) the cotton wool (d) the air
- 28.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: wet or dry cotton is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 29.🧺 Do we need moong seeds for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 30.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a balloon (b) a few days (c) water (d) cotton wool
- 31.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) soil (b) sugar (c) sunlight (d) warmth
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) water (b) soil (c) air (d) warmth
- 33.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) moong seeds (b) a battery cell (c) a balloon (d) turmeric powder
- 34.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the number of seeds is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) salt (b) soil (c) sunlight (d) air
- 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) moong seeds (b) a few days (c) a battery cell (d) a small bowl
- 37.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cotton wool (b) water (c) a balloon (d) a small bowl
- 38.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the same bowls is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 39.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the number of seeds”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 40.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) wet seeds in the dark (b) wet seeds by a window (c) seeds in the freezer (d) seeds on wet cotton
Answer key
- not needed to sprout
- False
- not needed
- not needed
- we keep it the same
- yes, they sprout
- wash your hands
- a tiny root
- water
- a magnet
- never put seeds in mouth
- True
- needed to sprout
- how many seeds sprout
- sunlight
- not needed
- warmth
- sunlight
- not needed to sprout
- wet or dry cotton
- needed
- needed
- False
- False
- True
- False
- food stored in the seed
- False
- needed
- a balloon
- warmth
- soil
- moong seeds
- True
- air
- a battery cell
- a balloon
- True
- we keep it the same
- seeds in the freezer
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