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