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.True or false: air is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 2.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) seeds in the freezer (b) boiled seeds (c) wet seeds in the dark (d) seeds on dry cotton
- 3.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) wet seeds in the dark (b) seeds on dry cotton (c) wet seeds by a window (d) seeds on wet cotton
- 4.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: wet or dry cotton is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) water (b) moong seeds (c) a balloon (d) a small bowl
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sunlight (b) salt (c) soil (d) water
- 7.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) moong seeds (b) cotton wool (c) a small bowl (d) a balloon
- 8.True or false: seeds on dry cotton sprouts in a few days. (a) True (b) False
- 9.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds by a window? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 10.True or false: a balloon is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 11.🔮 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
- 12.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds in the freezer? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 13.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “how many seeds sprout”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a few days (b) a mirror (c) a small bowl (d) water
- 15.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 16.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the same bowls”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 17.🌱 Where does a sprouting seed get its first food from? (a) the air (b) the sunlight only (c) food stored in the seed (d) the cotton wool
- 18.🌱 Will these sprout: boiled seeds? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 19.True or false: wet seeds by a window does not sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 20.🔮 Predict: seeds on wet cotton are kept in the freezer. What happens? (a) they sprout faster (b) they glow (c) they do not sprout (d) they grow fruit
- 21.🌱 What comes out of a moong seed first when it sprouts? (a) a tiny root (b) a flower (c) a thorn (d) a fruit
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) air (b) warmth (c) salt (d) water
- 23.🧺 Do we need a small bowl for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 24.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is what we measure? (a) wet or dry cotton (b) the kind of seeds (c) the same bowls (d) how many seeds sprout
- 25.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is kept the same? (a) wet or dry cotton (b) how many seeds sprout (c) the same bowls
- 26.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the same place”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 27.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the same place (b) wet or dry cotton (c) how many seeds sprout
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) water (b) warmth (c) soil (d) air
- 29.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) warmth (b) water (c) air (d) sugar
- 30.True or false: soil is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds in the dark? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 32.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) seeds on wet cotton (b) wet seeds in the dark (c) seeds in the freezer (d) wet seeds by a window
- 33.True or false: a small bowl is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 34.🌱 Seeds need water, air and ___ to sprout. (a) soil (b) salt (c) warmth (d) sugar
- 35.🧺 Do we need moong seeds for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 36.🌱 Why do the seeds on dry cotton not sprout? (a) they have no water (b) they have no soil (c) they are too wet (d) they have no salt
- 37.True or false: seeds on wet cotton does not sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🛟 What should you do after touching soil or seeds? (a) rub your eyes (b) wash your hands (c) skip washing (d) lick your fingers
- 39.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) yeast (b) turmeric powder (c) a few days (d) a magnet
- 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) moong seeds (c) a few days (d) cotton wool
Answer key
- True
- wet seeds in the dark
- seeds on dry cotton
- False
- a balloon
- water
- a balloon
- False
- sprouts
- True
- yes, they sprout
- does not sprout
- we measure it
- a mirror
- not needed
- we keep it the same
- food stored in the seed
- does not sprout
- False
- they do not sprout
- a tiny root
- salt
- needed
- how many seeds sprout
- the same bowls
- we keep it the same
- the same place
- soil
- sugar
- False
- sprouts
- seeds in the freezer
- False
- warmth
- needed
- they have no water
- False
- wash your hands
- a few days
- a magnet
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