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