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? What do we do with “how many seeds sprout”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 2.🛟 What should you do after touching soil or seeds? (a) skip washing (b) lick your fingers (c) rub your eyes (d) wash your hands
- 3.🔮 Predict: seeds on wet cotton are kept in the freezer. What happens? (a) they do not sprout (b) they glow (c) they grow fruit (d) they sprout faster
- 4.🌱 Is sugar needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 5.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) soil (b) air (c) salt (d) sunlight
- 6.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the same place”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 7.True or false: cotton wool is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 8.🛟 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
- 9.🌱 What comes out of a moong seed first when it sprouts? (a) a thorn (b) a fruit (c) a tiny root (d) a flower
- 10.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: how many seeds sprout is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 11.🌱 Is soil needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 12.🌱 Will these sprout: boiled seeds? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 13.🧺 Do we need a small bowl for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) moong seeds (b) cotton wool (c) a battery cell (d) water
- 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a small bowl (b) water (c) a magnet (d) moong seeds
- 16.🌱 Is air needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 17.🌱 Is sunlight needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 18.True or false: soil is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on wet cotton? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 20.🧺 Do we need a mirror for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) water (b) sunlight (c) warmth (d) air
- 22.True or false: sugar is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) water (b) air (c) warmth (d) soil
- 24.True or false: wet seeds in the dark does not sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) soil (b) water (c) sugar (d) salt
- 26.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) seeds on wet cotton (b) seeds on dry cotton (c) wet seeds by a window (d) wet seeds in the dark
- 27.True or false: seeds on wet cotton does not sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a few days (b) cotton wool (c) water (d) a balloon
- 29.True or false: seeds on wet cotton sprouts in a few days. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) soil (b) sunlight (c) salt (d) air
- 31.True or false: yeast is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 32.⚖️ 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
- 33.True or false: a small bowl is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 34.🧺 Do we need yeast for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 35.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) seeds in the freezer (b) seeds on dry cotton (c) seeds on wet cotton (d) boiled seeds
- 36.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) how many seeds sprout (b) the same place (c) wet or dry cotton (d) the kind of seeds
- 37.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) a small bowl (c) cotton wool (d) water
- 38.🌱 Is water needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 39.True or false: a battery cell is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) wet seeds by a window (b) seeds on dry cotton (c) seeds in the freezer (d) boiled seeds
Answer key
- we measure it
- wash your hands
- they do not sprout
- not needed to sprout
- air
- we keep it the same
- False
- never put seeds in mouth
- a tiny root
- True
- not needed to sprout
- does not sprout
- needed
- a battery cell
- a magnet
- needed to sprout
- not needed to sprout
- True
- sprouts
- not needed
- sunlight
- False
- soil
- False
- water
- seeds on dry cotton
- False
- a balloon
- True
- air
- False
- we keep it the same
- False
- not needed
- seeds on wet cotton
- wet or dry cotton
- a mirror
- needed to sprout
- False
- wet seeds by a window
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