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