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