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