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.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: how many seeds sprout is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 2.⚖️ 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
- 3.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on wet cotton? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 4.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) wet seeds in the dark (b) boiled seeds (c) seeds on dry cotton (d) seeds in the freezer
- 5.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the same bowls is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🧺 Do we need a balloon for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 7.🌱 Is water needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 8.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) seeds on wet cotton (b) wet seeds in the dark (c) wet seeds by a window (d) boiled seeds
- 9.True or false: seeds on wet cotton sprouts in a few days. (a) True (b) False
- 10.True or false: a few days is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 11.⚖️ 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) how many seeds sprout
- 12.🌱 Is air needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 13.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) warmth (b) air (c) water (d) sunlight
- 14.🧺 Do we need a magnet for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 15.🛟 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) eat a few to check (d) throw them at friends
- 16.True or false: sunlight is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cotton wool (b) a small bowl (c) yeast (d) a few days
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) warmth (b) air (c) water (d) sunlight
- 19.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) wet seeds by a window (b) seeds in the freezer (c) seeds on wet cotton (d) wet seeds in the dark
- 20.🌱 Why do the seeds on dry cotton not sprout? (a) they have no soil (b) they have no salt (c) they are too wet (d) they have no water
- 21.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 22.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 23.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) wet seeds in the dark (b) seeds on dry cotton (c) wet seeds by a window (d) seeds on wet cotton
- 24.🌱 Is sunlight needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 25.True or false: wet seeds in the dark sprouts in a few days. (a) False (b) True
- 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a small bowl (b) water (c) a few days (d) a magnet
- 27.True or false: wet seeds in the dark does not sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 28.🧺 Do we need yeast for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 29.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a small bowl (b) cotton wool (c) water (d) yeast
- 30.📘 What do we call a seed starting to grow? (a) pollination (b) evaporation (c) germination (d) condensation
- 31.🔮 Predict: seeds on wet cotton are kept in the freezer. What happens? (a) they grow fruit (b) they do not sprout (c) they sprout faster (d) they glow
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) air (b) water (c) warmth (d) sugar
- 33.🛟 What should you do after touching soil or seeds? (a) skip washing (b) rub your eyes (c) wash your hands (d) lick your fingers
- 34.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) warmth (b) air (c) salt (d) water
- 35.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) air (b) warmth (c) soil (d) water
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) air (b) sugar (c) salt (d) sunlight
- 37.True or false: moong seeds is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) soil (b) sunlight (c) warmth (d) salt
- 39.🌱 Will these sprout: boiled seeds? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 40.True or false: seeds on dry cotton does not sprout. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- True
- we keep it the same
- sprouts
- wet seeds in the dark
- False
- not needed
- needed to sprout
- boiled seeds
- True
- False
- wet or dry cotton
- needed to sprout
- sunlight
- not needed
- never put seeds in mouth
- False
- yeast
- sunlight
- seeds in the freezer
- they have no water
- True
- not needed
- seeds on dry cotton
- not needed to sprout
- True
- a magnet
- False
- not needed
- yeast
- germination
- they do not sprout
- sugar
- wash your hands
- salt
- soil
- air
- False
- warmth
- does not sprout
- True
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