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