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