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