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