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