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