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