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