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? True or false: the same place is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 2.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the kind of seeds”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 3.🌱 Is air needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 4.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) sunlight (b) soil (c) sugar (d) air
- 5.🔮 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
- 6.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds in the dark? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 7.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) wet or dry cotton (b) the same bowls (c) how many seeds sprout (d) the number of seeds
- 8.🛟 Some seeds from shops are coated with chemicals. What is the safe rule? (a) throw them at friends (b) never put seeds in mouth (c) eat a few to check (d) feed them to pets
- 9.True or false: seeds on dry cotton sprouts in a few days. (a) False (b) True
- 10.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) seeds on wet cotton (b) boiled seeds (c) seeds on dry cotton (d) seeds in the freezer
- 11.🌱 Where does a sprouting seed get its first food from? (a) food stored in the seed (b) the sunlight only (c) the air (d) the cotton wool
- 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) water (b) cotton wool (c) yeast (d) a few days
- 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 is the odd one out? (a) sugar (b) air (c) soil (d) sunlight
- 15.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 16.True or false: sugar is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 17.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) moong seeds (b) water (c) a magnet (d) a small bowl
- 18.🌱 Is salt needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 19.🌱 Is water needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 20.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the number of seeds”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 21.🧺 Do we need cotton wool for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 22.🔮 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
- 23.🌱 Seeds need water, air and ___ to sprout. (a) warmth (b) soil (c) salt (d) sugar
- 24.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) wet seeds by a window (b) boiled seeds (c) wet seeds in the dark (d) seeds on wet cotton
- 25.⚖️ 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
- 26.🛟 What should you do after touching soil or seeds? (a) lick your fingers (b) rub your eyes (c) skip washing (d) wash your hands
- 27.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: how many seeds sprout is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 28.True or false: wet seeds in the dark sprouts in a few days. (a) True (b) False
- 29.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) salt (b) warmth (c) air (d) water
- 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a few days (b) a battery cell (c) moong seeds (d) water
- 31.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) water (b) cotton wool (c) a balloon (d) moong seeds
- 32.🧺 Do we need a magnet for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 33.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the kind of seeds (b) the same place (c) how many seeds sprout (d) wet or dry cotton
- 34.True or false: boiled seeds does not sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 35.True or false: air is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 36.True or false: water is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 37.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the kind of seeds is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 38.⚖️ 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
- 39.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a few days (b) a magnet (c) cotton wool (d) water
- 40.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) turmeric powder (b) a battery cell (c) a mirror (d) water
Answer key
- True
- we keep it the same
- needed to sprout
- air
- yes, they sprout
- sprouts
- wet or dry cotton
- never put seeds in mouth
- False
- seeds on wet cotton
- food stored in the seed
- yeast
- wet seeds in the dark
- air
- not needed
- False
- a magnet
- not needed to sprout
- needed to sprout
- we keep it the same
- needed
- they do not sprout
- warmth
- boiled seeds
- False
- wash your hands
- True
- True
- salt
- a battery cell
- a balloon
- not needed
- how many seeds sprout
- True
- False
- False
- True
- we keep it the same
- a magnet
- water
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