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