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