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