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