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