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