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