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