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