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.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 2.🌱 Is sunlight needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 3.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the kind of seeds (b) wet or dry cotton (c) how many seeds sprout (d) the same bowls
- 4.📘 What do we call a seed starting to grow? (a) pollination (b) condensation (c) evaporation (d) germination
- 5.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the kind of seeds (b) wet or dry cotton (c) how many seeds sprout
- 6.🧺 Do we need water for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 7.⚖️ 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
- 8.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) turmeric powder (b) a few days (c) a magnet (d) a battery cell
- 9.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds by a window? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 10.True or false: seeds in the freezer sprouts in a few days. (a) False (b) True
- 11.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: wet or dry cotton is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 12.🌱 Is water needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 13.🌱 Is salt needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a few days (b) a small bowl (c) a balloon (d) moong seeds
- 15.True or false: sugar is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 16.⚖️ 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
- 17.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 18.True or false: salt is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) boiled seeds (b) seeds in the freezer (c) seeds on dry cotton (d) wet seeds in the dark
- 20.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) wet seeds by a window (b) wet seeds in the dark (c) seeds on wet cotton (d) boiled seeds
- 21.🔮 Predict: sprouts grow in the dark for a week. What colour are their leaves? (a) bright red (b) blue (c) dark green (d) pale yellow
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) warmth (b) water (c) soil (d) air
- 23.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) warmth (b) air (c) sugar (d) water
- 24.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a balloon (b) a mirror (c) water (d) a battery cell
- 25.True or false: salt is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) moong seeds (b) turmeric powder (c) cotton wool (d) a small bowl
- 27.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) moong seeds (b) a small bowl (c) yeast (d) water
- 28.⚖️ 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
- 29.🌱 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
- 30.True or false: a few days is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 31.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 32.True or false: water is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 33.🔮 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
- 34.🌱 Will these sprout: boiled seeds? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 35.True or false: seeds in the freezer does not sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cotton wool (b) moong seeds (c) a few days (d) a mirror
- 37.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the kind of seeds”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 38.True or false: sunlight is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 39.True or false: water is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 40.True or false: boiled seeds sprouts in a few days. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- True
- not needed to sprout
- wet or dry cotton
- germination
- the kind of seeds
- needed
- we change it
- a few days
- sprouts
- False
- False
- needed to sprout
- not needed to sprout
- a balloon
- True
- the number of seeds
- not needed
- True
- wet seeds in the dark
- boiled seeds
- pale yellow
- soil
- sugar
- water
- False
- turmeric powder
- yeast
- we measure it
- seeds on dry cotton
- False
- False
- True
- they do not sprout
- does not sprout
- True
- a mirror
- we keep it the same
- False
- False
- False
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