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