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