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