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? What do we do with “the same place”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a few days (b) moong seeds (c) a battery cell (d) cotton wool
- 3.🔮 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
- 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) moong seeds (b) a few days (c) a small bowl (d) a mirror
- 5.True or false: air is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 6.True or false: moong seeds is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 7.🌱 Where does a sprouting seed get its first food from? (a) the sunlight only (b) the cotton wool (c) food stored in the seed (d) the air
- 8.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a balloon (b) water (c) yeast (d) a magnet
- 9.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a battery cell (b) turmeric powder (c) yeast (d) a few days
- 10.🌱 Why do the seeds on dry cotton not sprout? (a) they are too wet (b) they have no salt (c) they have no water (d) they have no soil
- 11.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: wet or dry cotton is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 12.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) soil (b) sugar (c) water (d) salt
- 13.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) cotton wool (b) a magnet (c) turmeric powder (d) a battery cell
- 14.🧺 Do we need moong seeds for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 15.🧺 Do we need a small bowl for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 16.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) sugar (b) warmth (c) air (d) water
- 17.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) boiled seeds (b) seeds on wet cotton (c) wet seeds in the dark (d) wet seeds by a window
- 18.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is what we measure? (a) how many seeds sprout (b) the kind of seeds (c) wet or dry cotton (d) the same place
- 19.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on wet cotton? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 20.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: wet or dry cotton is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 21.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a small bowl (b) a few days (c) moong seeds (d) yeast
- 22.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds by a window? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 23.🧺 Do we need a mirror for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 24.🌱 Is sunlight needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 25.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: wet or dry cotton is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) cotton wool (b) a few days (c) a battery cell (d) a small bowl
- 27.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the kind of seeds”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 28.⚖️ 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) wet or dry cotton (d) the same bowls
- 29.🌱 Is air needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 30.True or false: moong seeds is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 31.True or false: seeds on wet cotton does not sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 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 number of seeds
- 33.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
- 34.True or false: a battery cell is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🛟 What should you do after touching soil or seeds? (a) rub your eyes (b) skip washing (c) lick your fingers (d) wash your hands
- 36.🔮 Predict: seeds on wet cotton are kept in the freezer. What happens? (a) they grow fruit (b) they do not sprout (c) they sprout faster (d) they glow
- 37.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) water (b) a small bowl (c) a few days (d) a magnet
- 38.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: how many seeds sprout is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 39.🌱 Seeds need water, air and ___ to sprout. (a) sugar (b) salt (c) warmth (d) soil
- 40.True or false: a small bowl is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- we keep it the same
- a battery cell
- yes, they sprout
- a mirror
- True
- True
- food stored in the seed
- water
- a few days
- they have no water
- True
- water
- cotton wool
- needed
- needed
- sugar
- boiled seeds
- how many seeds sprout
- sprouts
- False
- yeast
- sprouts
- not needed
- not needed to sprout
- False
- a battery cell
- we keep it the same
- wet or dry cotton
- needed to sprout
- False
- False
- the number of seeds
- we measure it
- False
- wash your hands
- they do not sprout
- a magnet
- True
- warmth
- False
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