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