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: air is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) water (c) a small bowl (d) a few days
- 3.🌱 What comes out of a moong seed first when it sprouts? (a) a flower (b) a fruit (c) a tiny root (d) a thorn
- 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? True or false: the number of seeds is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sunlight (b) soil (c) water (d) sugar
- 7.🌱 Seeds need water, air and ___ to sprout. (a) salt (b) warmth (c) sugar (d) soil
- 8.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds in the freezer? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 9.🧺 Do we need cotton wool for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 10.🌱 Is water needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 11.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) seeds in the freezer (b) boiled seeds (c) seeds on dry cotton (d) wet seeds by a window
- 12.True or false: seeds on wet cotton does not sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 13.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the kind of seeds (b) wet or dry cotton (c) how many seeds sprout (d) the number of seeds
- 14.🔮 Predict: seeds on wet cotton are kept in the freezer. What happens? (a) they glow (b) they do not sprout (c) they sprout faster (d) they grow fruit
- 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) moong seeds (b) a few days (c) cotton wool (d) a mirror
- 16.⚖️ 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
- 17.True or false: warmth is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 18.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is kept the same? (a) how many seeds sprout (b) wet or dry cotton (c) the same place
- 19.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds in the dark? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 20.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is kept the same? (a) how many seeds sprout (b) the number of seeds (c) wet or dry cotton
- 21.🧺 Do we need water for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 22.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) moong seeds (b) water (c) a small bowl (d) a battery cell
- 23.🌱 Is air needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 24.🛟 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) feed them to pets (d) eat a few to check
- 25.True or false: wet seeds in the dark does not sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 26.True or false: water is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 27.True or false: salt is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 28.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the kind of seeds”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cotton wool (b) a small bowl (c) a balloon (d) water
- 30.True or false: seeds in the freezer does not sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) sugar (b) salt (c) sunlight (d) air
- 32.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the same bowls is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 33.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) yeast (b) water (c) cotton wool (d) a small bowl
- 34.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) moong seeds (b) yeast (c) cotton wool (d) a few days
- 35.🛟 What should you do after touching soil or seeds? (a) wash your hands (b) rub your eyes (c) skip washing (d) lick your fingers
- 36.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds by a window? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 37.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 38.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) moong seeds (b) a few days (c) water (d) a mirror
- 39.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: how many seeds sprout is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) water (b) salt (c) soil (d) sunlight
Answer key
- False
- a magnet
- a tiny root
- True
- True
- water
- warmth
- does not sprout
- needed
- needed to sprout
- wet seeds by a window
- False
- wet or dry cotton
- they do not sprout
- a mirror
- we keep it the same
- False
- the same place
- sprouts
- the number of seeds
- needed
- a battery cell
- needed to sprout
- never put seeds in mouth
- False
- False
- True
- we keep it the same
- a balloon
- True
- air
- False
- yeast
- yeast
- wash your hands
- sprouts
- not needed
- a mirror
- False
- water
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