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