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