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