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.🌱 Will these sprout: boiled seeds? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 2.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) moong seeds (b) a small bowl (c) a battery cell (d) cotton wool
- 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a few days (b) a small bowl (c) moong seeds (d) a mirror
- 4.True or false: a few days is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 5.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds by a window? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 6.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 7.🔮 Predict: seeds on wet cotton are kept in the freezer. What happens? (a) they glow (b) they grow fruit (c) they sprout faster (d) they do not sprout
- 8.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) cotton wool (b) yeast (c) moong seeds (d) a few days
- 9.🌱 Is sugar needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a few days (b) cotton wool (c) a balloon (d) a small bowl
- 11.⚖️ 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
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) air (b) soil (c) salt (d) sunlight
- 13.🔮 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
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) warmth (b) sugar (c) salt (d) sunlight
- 15.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on dry cotton? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 16.🧺 Do we need cotton wool for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 17.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds in the freezer? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 18.True or false: air is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cotton wool (b) a magnet (c) moong seeds (d) a small bowl
- 20.True or false: a few days is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 21.🧺 Do we need a magnet for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 22.🧺 Do we need moong seeds for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 23.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) warmth (b) sunlight (c) salt (d) sugar
- 24.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) wet seeds by a window (b) wet seeds in the dark (c) seeds in the freezer (d) seeds on wet cotton
- 25.🌱 Is soil needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 26.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the same place (b) how many seeds sprout (c) the kind of seeds (d) the same bowls
- 27.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a battery cell (b) a few days (c) yeast (d) a balloon
- 28.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the same bowls is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🧺 Do we need a mirror for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 30.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) sugar (b) soil (c) sunlight (d) air
- 31.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) salt (b) sugar (c) sunlight (d) water
- 33.True or false: warmth is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 34.True or false: cotton wool is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🧺 Do we need a small bowl for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 36.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds in the dark? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) air (b) water (c) warmth (d) sunlight
- 38.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the same bowls (b) the number of seeds (c) the kind of seeds (d) wet or dry cotton
- 39.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 40.🌱 Why do the seeds on dry cotton not sprout? (a) they have no soil (b) they have no water (c) they are too wet (d) they have no salt
Answer key
- does not sprout
- a battery cell
- a mirror
- False
- sprouts
- True
- they do not sprout
- yeast
- not needed to sprout
- a balloon
- we measure it
- air
- yes, they sprout
- warmth
- does not sprout
- needed
- does not sprout
- True
- a magnet
- True
- not needed
- needed
- warmth
- seeds in the freezer
- not needed to sprout
- how many seeds sprout
- a few days
- True
- not needed
- air
- not needed
- water
- False
- True
- needed
- sprouts
- sunlight
- wet or dry cotton
- not needed
- they have no water
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