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