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