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: seeds in the freezer sprouts in a few days. (a) True (b) False
- 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) moong seeds (b) a small bowl (c) water (d) a magnet
- 3.🌱 What comes out of a moong seed first when it sprouts? (a) a fruit (b) a flower (c) a tiny root (d) a thorn
- 4.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) cotton wool (b) a few days (c) a small bowl (d) a magnet
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) air (b) salt (c) water (d) warmth
- 6.🌱 Where does a sprouting seed get its first food from? (a) the cotton wool (b) the sunlight only (c) the air (d) food stored in the seed
- 7.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds by a window? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 8.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the number of seeds”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 9.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) seeds on wet cotton (b) boiled seeds (c) seeds on dry cotton (d) seeds in the freezer
- 10.🔮 Predict: seeds on wet cotton are kept in the freezer. What happens? (a) they sprout faster (b) they grow fruit (c) they glow (d) they do not sprout
- 11.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) salt (b) sugar (c) warmth (d) soil
- 12.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the kind of seeds is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 13.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) water (b) a few days (c) a small bowl (d) a mirror
- 14.True or false: a magnet is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 15.True or false: cotton wool is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sunlight (b) salt (c) soil (d) water
- 17.True or false: seeds on dry cotton sprouts in a few days. (a) True (b) False
- 18.True or false: seeds on wet cotton does not sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds in the dark? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 20.⚖️ 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
- 21.📘 What do we call a seed starting to grow? (a) pollination (b) condensation (c) evaporation (d) germination
- 22.True or false: a few days is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 23.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) soil (b) warmth (c) water (d) air
- 24.True or false: yeast is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 25.True or false: seeds on wet cotton sprouts in a few days. (a) False (b) True
- 26.True or false: yeast is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 27.True or false: air is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 28.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a magnet (b) a few days (c) a mirror (d) turmeric powder
- 29.🧺 Do we need a small bowl for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 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 change it (c) we measure it
- 31.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the same place”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 32.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) how many seeds sprout (b) the kind of seeds (c) the number of seeds (d) wet or dry cotton
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) salt (b) soil (c) air (d) sunlight
- 34.🌱 Is sunlight needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) moong seeds (b) cotton wool (c) a balloon (d) water
- 36.⚖️ 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 number of seeds
- 37.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on wet cotton? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 38.🌱 Seeds need water, air and ___ to sprout. (a) salt (b) warmth (c) sugar (d) soil
- 39.True or false: air is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) seeds in the freezer (b) wet seeds by a window (c) boiled seeds (d) seeds on dry cotton
Answer key
- False
- a magnet
- a tiny root
- a magnet
- salt
- food stored in the seed
- sprouts
- we keep it the same
- seeds on wet cotton
- they do not sprout
- warmth
- True
- a mirror
- False
- False
- water
- False
- False
- sprouts
- we change it
- germination
- False
- soil
- True
- True
- False
- True
- a few days
- needed
- we keep it the same
- we keep it the same
- wet or dry cotton
- air
- not needed to sprout
- a balloon
- the number of seeds
- sprouts
- warmth
- False
- wet seeds by a window
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