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: seeds in the freezer? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 2.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) wet seeds by a window (b) boiled seeds (c) seeds on dry cotton (d) seeds in the freezer
- 3.🌱 Is sunlight needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 4.⚖️ 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 same place
- 5.⚖️ 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
- 6.🔮 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
- 7.True or false: salt is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 8.True or false: moong seeds is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 9.🌱 What comes out of a moong seed first when it sprouts? (a) a fruit (b) a flower (c) a tiny root (d) a thorn
- 10.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) seeds in the freezer (b) wet seeds in the dark (c) seeds on wet cotton (d) wet seeds by a window
- 11.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the kind of seeds”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 12.🛟 What should you do after touching soil or seeds? (a) lick your fingers (b) wash your hands (c) rub your eyes (d) skip washing
- 13.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the number of seeds (b) how many seeds sprout (c) wet or dry cotton (d) the kind of seeds
- 14.⚖️ 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
- 15.🛟 Some seeds from shops are coated with chemicals. What is the safe rule? (a) feed them to pets (b) throw them at friends (c) eat a few to check (d) never put seeds in mouth
- 16.True or false: wet seeds in the dark sprouts in a few days. (a) False (b) True
- 17.🧺 Do we need cotton wool for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 18.🧺 Do we need a balloon for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 19.🌱 Is air needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 20.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: wet or dry cotton is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 21.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) how many seeds sprout (b) the kind of seeds (c) wet or dry cotton (d) the same place
- 22.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the same bowls (b) wet or dry cotton (c) how many seeds sprout
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) water (b) soil (c) salt (d) sugar
- 24.True or false: boiled seeds sprouts in a few days. (a) False (b) True
- 25.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the same bowls”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 26.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 27.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) sunlight (b) sugar (c) salt (d) warmth
- 28.⚖️ 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
- 29.🔮 Predict: seeds on wet cotton are kept in the freezer. What happens? (a) they sprout faster (b) they grow fruit (c) they do not sprout (d) they glow
- 30.🌱 Seeds need water, air and ___ to sprout. (a) salt (b) sugar (c) soil (d) warmth
- 31.🌱 Where does a sprouting seed get its first food from? (a) the air (b) the cotton wool (c) food stored in the seed (d) the sunlight only
- 32.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) cotton wool (b) water (c) a balloon (d) a small bowl
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) air (b) sunlight (c) soil (d) sugar
- 34.🧺 Do we need a small bowl for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 35.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) water (b) air (c) warmth (d) salt
- 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) a small bowl (c) moong seeds (d) water
- 37.True or false: seeds on wet cotton does not sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 38.True or false: a small bowl is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 39.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 40.True or false: a magnet is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- does not sprout
- wet seeds by a window
- not needed to sprout
- the same place
- we keep it the same
- yes, they sprout
- True
- False
- a tiny root
- seeds in the freezer
- we keep it the same
- wash your hands
- how many seeds sprout
- we change it
- never put seeds in mouth
- True
- needed
- not needed
- needed to sprout
- False
- wet or dry cotton
- the same bowls
- water
- False
- we keep it the same
- True
- warmth
- True
- they do not sprout
- warmth
- food stored in the seed
- a balloon
- air
- needed
- salt
- turmeric powder
- False
- False
- not needed
- True
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