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