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