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