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