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