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