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