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