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