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