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