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