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