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