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.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) water (b) a few days (c) a small bowl (d) turmeric powder
- 2.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the number of seeds is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) warmth (b) sunlight (c) water (d) air
- 4.True or false: a magnet is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 5.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “how many seeds sprout”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 6.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) wet seeds in the dark (b) seeds on wet cotton (c) seeds on dry cotton (d) wet seeds by a window
- 7.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the same place (b) the kind of seeds (c) how many seeds sprout (d) the number of seeds
- 8.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the same bowls”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 9.🔮 Predict: sprouts grow in the dark for a week. What colour are their leaves? (a) dark green (b) bright red (c) pale yellow (d) blue
- 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) water (b) moong seeds (c) a battery cell (d) cotton wool
- 11.🧺 Do we need moong seeds for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 12.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) seeds on wet cotton (b) wet seeds in the dark (c) wet seeds by a window (d) boiled seeds
- 13.🌱 Is soil needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 14.True or false: wet seeds in the dark does not sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 15.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the same bowls is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 17.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) boiled seeds (b) wet seeds in the dark (c) seeds on dry cotton (d) seeds in the freezer
- 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) water (b) a small bowl (c) cotton wool (d) a magnet
- 19.📘 What do we call a seed starting to grow? (a) germination (b) condensation (c) pollination (d) evaporation
- 20.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the kind of seeds is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 21.🌱 Is water needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 22.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the same place is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 23.🌱 Why do the seeds on dry cotton not sprout? (a) they have no salt (b) they are too wet (c) they have no soil (d) they have no water
- 24.🌱 Is warmth needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) water (b) air (c) salt (d) warmth
- 26.🌱 Is air needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 27.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) seeds in the freezer (b) seeds on dry cotton (c) boiled seeds (d) seeds on wet cotton
- 28.True or false: water is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cotton wool (b) yeast (c) a small bowl (d) water
- 30.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the kind of seeds”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 31.True or false: wet seeds by a window does not sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 32.True or false: salt is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 33.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) air (b) sugar (c) warmth (d) water
- 34.True or false: boiled seeds sprouts in a few days. (a) True (b) False
- 35.True or false: a mirror is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🌱 Is salt needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 37.True or false: air is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) soil (b) sunlight (c) salt (d) air
- 39.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds by a window? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 40.🛟 What should you do after touching soil or seeds? (a) skip washing (b) rub your eyes (c) wash your hands (d) lick your fingers
Answer key
- turmeric powder
- True
- sunlight
- True
- we measure it
- seeds on dry cotton
- how many seeds sprout
- we keep it the same
- pale yellow
- a battery cell
- needed
- boiled seeds
- not needed to sprout
- False
- True
- not needed
- wet seeds in the dark
- a magnet
- germination
- True
- needed to sprout
- False
- they have no water
- needed to sprout
- salt
- needed to sprout
- seeds on wet cotton
- False
- yeast
- we keep it the same
- False
- True
- sugar
- False
- False
- not needed to sprout
- True
- air
- sprouts
- wash your hands
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