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