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