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