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