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