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 yeast for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 2.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds in the freezer? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 3.True or false: sugar is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 4.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on dry cotton? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 5.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) moong seeds (b) turmeric powder (c) cotton wool (d) a small bowl
- 6.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the number of seeds (b) wet or dry cotton (c) the same bowls (d) how many seeds sprout
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) salt (b) water (c) air (d) warmth
- 8.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) wet seeds in the dark (b) boiled seeds (c) wet seeds by a window (d) seeds on wet cotton
- 9.🌱 Why do the seeds on dry cotton not sprout? (a) they have no soil (b) they have no salt (c) they are too wet (d) they have no water
- 10.True or false: seeds in the freezer sprouts in a few days. (a) False (b) True
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) air (b) sunlight (c) salt (d) soil
- 12.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on wet cotton? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 13.🌱 Will these sprout: boiled seeds? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 14.True or false: warmth is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 15.🌱 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
- 16.True or false: air is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 17.🛟 What should you do after touching soil or seeds? (a) skip washing (b) wash your hands (c) rub your eyes (d) lick your fingers
- 18.🧺 Do we need a small bowl for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 19.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) wet seeds by a window (b) seeds on dry cotton (c) seeds on wet cotton (d) wet seeds in the dark
- 20.True or false: cotton wool is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 21.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: wet or dry cotton is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a magnet (b) water (c) moong seeds (d) a few days
- 23.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the number of seeds is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) soil (b) salt (c) warmth (d) sugar
- 25.True or false: yeast is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 26.🧺 Do we need a magnet for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 27.True or false: wet seeds in the dark sprouts in a few days. (a) False (b) True
- 28.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the same bowls is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 29.🧺 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
- 30.True or false: moong seeds is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 31.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is kept the same? (a) how many seeds sprout (b) the number of seeds (c) wet or dry cotton
- 32.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) moong seeds (b) a few days (c) a magnet (d) cotton wool
- 33.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) a small bowl (c) cotton wool (d) moong seeds
- 34.🌱 What comes out of a moong seed first when it sprouts? (a) a flower (b) a fruit (c) a thorn (d) a tiny root
- 35.True or false: a mirror is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 36.🔮 Predict: seeds on wet cotton are kept in the freezer. What happens? (a) they grow fruit (b) they sprout faster (c) they glow (d) they do not sprout
- 37.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 38.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a balloon (b) yeast (c) a few days (d) a battery cell
- 39.🧺 Do we need moong seeds for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 40.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: how many seeds sprout is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- not needed
- does not sprout
- False
- does not sprout
- turmeric powder
- wet or dry cotton
- salt
- boiled seeds
- they have no water
- False
- air
- sprouts
- does not sprout
- False
- seeds on wet cotton
- True
- wash your hands
- needed
- seeds on dry cotton
- True
- False
- a magnet
- True
- warmth
- False
- not needed
- True
- False
- a mirror
- True
- the number of seeds
- a magnet
- a battery cell
- a tiny root
- True
- they do not sprout
- not needed
- a few days
- needed
- False
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