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