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