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