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