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