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