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