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