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