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