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