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