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