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