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