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 salt (c) they have no water (d) they have no soil
- 2.True or false: seeds in the freezer sprouts in a few days. (a) True (b) False
- 3.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) salt (b) air (c) sugar (d) soil
- 4.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: how many seeds sprout is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 5.🧺 Do we need moong seeds for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 6.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) cotton wool (b) a magnet (c) a battery cell (d) turmeric powder
- 7.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 8.🛟 What should you do after touching soil or seeds? (a) skip washing (b) lick your fingers (c) rub your eyes (d) wash your hands
- 9.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) water (b) warmth (c) salt (d) air
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) water (b) sugar (c) air (d) warmth
- 11.🌱 Is warmth needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 12.True or false: air is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 13.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a few days (b) a balloon (c) a magnet (d) a mirror
- 14.True or false: water is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 15.🧺 Do we need a mirror for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 16.True or false: cotton wool is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) moong seeds (b) a mirror (c) a few days (d) water
- 18.🔮 Predict: seeds on wet cotton are kept in the freezer. What happens? (a) they do not sprout (b) they glow (c) they grow fruit (d) they sprout faster
- 19.🧺 Do we need cotton wool for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 20.📘 What do we call a seed starting to grow? (a) condensation (b) evaporation (c) pollination (d) germination
- 21.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the kind of seeds is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) warmth (b) water (c) sunlight (d) air
- 23.True or false: seeds on dry cotton sprouts in a few days. (a) False (b) True
- 24.🌱 Will these sprout: boiled seeds? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 25.True or false: a balloon is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🔮 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
- 27.🌱 What comes out of a moong seed first when it sprouts? (a) a tiny root (b) a fruit (c) a thorn (d) a flower
- 28.True or false: a magnet is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 29.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) how many seeds sprout (b) the same place (c) wet or dry cotton (d) the number of seeds
- 30.True or false: seeds on dry cotton does not sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) warmth (b) water (c) air (d) sunlight
- 32.True or false: cotton wool is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 33.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
- 34.True or false: wet seeds by a window sprouts in a few days. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a magnet (b) a balloon (c) a mirror (d) a small bowl
- 36.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a small bowl (b) yeast (c) cotton wool (d) moong seeds
- 37.True or false: water is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 38.True or false: a small bowl is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) water (b) warmth (c) soil (d) air
- 40.True or false: a mirror is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- they have no water
- False
- air
- True
- needed
- cotton wool
- not needed
- wash your hands
- salt
- sugar
- needed to sprout
- True
- a few days
- False
- not needed
- False
- a mirror
- they do not sprout
- needed
- germination
- False
- sunlight
- False
- does not sprout
- False
- yes, they sprout
- a tiny root
- True
- wet or dry cotton
- True
- sunlight
- True
- we change it
- True
- a small bowl
- yeast
- True
- False
- soil
- True
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