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