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