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 sprouts in a few days? (a) seeds in the freezer (b) seeds on dry cotton (c) seeds on wet cotton (d) boiled seeds
- 2.⚖️ 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
- 3.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the number of seeds is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 4.🛟 What should you do after touching soil or seeds? (a) skip washing (b) lick your fingers (c) wash your hands (d) rub your eyes
- 5.True or false: sugar is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) yeast (b) a magnet (c) turmeric powder (d) a small bowl
- 7.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a magnet (b) a battery cell (c) cotton wool (d) a mirror
- 8.⚖️ 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
- 9.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: wet or dry cotton is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sunlight (b) sugar (c) air (d) salt
- 11.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the same bowls (b) the kind of seeds (c) the number of seeds (d) how many seeds sprout
- 12.True or false: air is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 13.True or false: air is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) wet seeds by a window (b) wet seeds in the dark (c) boiled seeds (d) seeds on wet cotton
- 15.True or false: seeds on wet cotton sprouts in a few days. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) wet seeds in the dark (b) seeds in the freezer (c) boiled seeds (d) seeds on dry cotton
- 17.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds in the freezer? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 18.🔮 Predict: sprouts grow in the dark for a week. What colour are their leaves? (a) pale yellow (b) blue (c) bright red (d) dark green
- 19.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) water (b) salt (c) air (d) warmth
- 20.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) water (b) sugar (c) warmth (d) air
- 21.True or false: a small bowl is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🧺 Do we need a few days for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 23.True or false: seeds in the freezer does not sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 24.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the same place (b) the same bowls (c) wet or dry cotton (d) the number of seeds
- 25.True or false: wet seeds by a window sprouts in a few days. (a) True (b) False
- 26.True or false: water is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 27.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) wet seeds by a window (b) wet seeds in the dark (c) seeds in the freezer (d) seeds on wet cotton
- 28.True or false: yeast is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) water (b) turmeric powder (c) a few days (d) cotton wool
- 30.True or false: a battery cell is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 31.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: how many seeds sprout is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a small bowl (b) water (c) turmeric powder (d) cotton wool
- 33.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) sugar (b) salt (c) water (d) soil
- 34.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) wet seeds by a window (b) wet seeds in the dark (c) seeds on wet cotton (d) seeds on dry cotton
- 35.True or false: salt is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 36.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: how many seeds sprout is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🌱 Is warmth needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 38.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: wet or dry cotton is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 39.True or false: warmth is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 40.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the same place is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- seeds on wet cotton
- we change it
- True
- wash your hands
- True
- a small bowl
- cotton wool
- we measure it
- True
- air
- how many seeds sprout
- False
- True
- boiled seeds
- True
- wet seeds in the dark
- does not sprout
- pale yellow
- salt
- sugar
- False
- needed
- True
- wet or dry cotton
- True
- False
- seeds in the freezer
- False
- turmeric powder
- False
- True
- turmeric powder
- water
- seeds on dry cotton
- True
- False
- needed to sprout
- False
- False
- True
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