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