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