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