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