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 few days is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 2.⚖️ 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) the same place (d) how many seeds sprout
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) warmth (b) soil (c) sunlight (d) salt
- 4.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on wet cotton? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 5.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds by a window? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 6.True or false: cotton wool is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 7.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “wet or dry cotton”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 8.🌱 Is soil needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 9.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) sunlight (b) air (c) salt (d) soil
- 10.🧺 Do we need a balloon for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 11.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the same bowls”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 12.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the same bowls is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 13.True or false: air is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 14.True or false: wet seeds in the dark does not sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) wet seeds by a window (b) seeds on wet cotton (c) seeds in the freezer (d) wet seeds in the dark
- 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) moong seeds (c) cotton wool (d) water
- 17.🌱 Is sunlight needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 18.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the number of seeds is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 19.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) soil (b) salt (c) sunlight (d) water
- 20.True or false: yeast is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 21.🧺 Do we need moong seeds for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 22.🛟 Some seeds from shops are coated with chemicals. What is the safe rule? (a) eat a few to check (b) feed them to pets (c) throw them at friends (d) never put seeds in mouth
- 23.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) air (b) warmth (c) water (d) salt
- 24.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a magnet (b) water (c) a battery cell (d) turmeric powder
- 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) cotton wool (c) a few days (d) water
- 26.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) cotton wool (b) water (c) moong seeds (d) a mirror
- 27.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is kept the same? (a) wet or dry cotton (b) the number of seeds (c) how many seeds sprout
- 28.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) seeds in the freezer (b) boiled seeds (c) seeds on dry cotton (d) seeds on wet cotton
- 29.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) soil (b) sugar (c) sunlight (d) warmth
- 30.🌱 Is water needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 31.⚖️ 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
- 32.🔮 Predict: seeds on wet cotton are kept in a dark cupboard. Will they sprout? (a) they turn to stones (b) no, never (c) they melt (d) yes, they sprout
- 33.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the kind of seeds”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 34.True or false: sugar is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 35.True or false: wet seeds in the dark sprouts in a few days. (a) True (b) False
- 36.True or false: cotton wool is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 37.True or false: sugar is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🧺 Do we need a mirror for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 39.🧺 Do we need yeast for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 40.True or false: a balloon is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- False
- wet or dry cotton
- warmth
- sprouts
- sprouts
- False
- we change it
- not needed to sprout
- air
- not needed
- we keep it the same
- False
- True
- False
- seeds in the freezer
- a balloon
- not needed to sprout
- False
- water
- False
- needed
- never put seeds in mouth
- salt
- water
- a magnet
- a mirror
- the number of seeds
- seeds on wet cotton
- warmth
- needed to sprout
- we measure it
- yes, they sprout
- we keep it the same
- False
- True
- True
- True
- not needed
- not needed
- False
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