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 moong seeds for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 2.🌱 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
- 3.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is what we measure? (a) how many seeds sprout (b) wet or dry cotton (c) the kind of seeds (d) the same place
- 4.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) soil (b) sugar (c) water (d) sunlight
- 5.True or false: boiled seeds sprouts in a few days. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🌱 What comes out of a moong seed first when it sprouts? (a) a thorn (b) a flower (c) a tiny root (d) a fruit
- 7.True or false: air is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 8.🧺 Do we need cotton wool for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 9.True or false: salt is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 10.🌱 Seeds need water, air and ___ to sprout. (a) soil (b) sugar (c) salt (d) warmth
- 11.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the same bowls is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 12.True or false: air is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 13.True or false: warmth is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 14.🔮 Predict: seeds on wet cotton are kept in a dark cupboard. Will they sprout? (a) they melt (b) yes, they sprout (c) no, never (d) they turn to stones
- 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) moong seeds (b) a balloon (c) a small bowl (d) a few days
- 16.True or false: a mirror is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 17.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a few days (b) turmeric powder (c) moong seeds (d) a small bowl
- 18.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) air (b) salt (c) soil (d) sunlight
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) air (b) sunlight (c) sugar (d) salt
- 20.🌱 Where does a sprouting seed get its first food from? (a) food stored in the seed (b) the sunlight only (c) the cotton wool (d) the air
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) warmth (b) salt (c) sugar (d) sunlight
- 22.🛟 What should you do after touching soil or seeds? (a) wash your hands (b) skip washing (c) lick your fingers (d) rub your eyes
- 23.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the same place (b) the number of seeds (c) how many seeds sprout (d) wet or dry cotton
- 24.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the same place”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 25.🌱 Is water needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 26.True or false: wet seeds in the dark does not sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) water (b) air (c) soil (d) warmth
- 28.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds by a window? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 29.True or false: water is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 30.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is kept the same? (a) wet or dry cotton (b) the same bowls (c) how many seeds sprout
- 31.True or false: sunlight is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) cotton wool (b) a small bowl (c) a magnet (d) water
- 33.🌱 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
- 34.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: wet or dry cotton is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a small bowl (b) cotton wool (c) a few days (d) yeast
- 36.True or false: seeds on dry cotton sprouts in a few days. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sugar (b) soil (c) sunlight (d) water
- 38.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the number of seeds is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 39.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cotton wool (b) a few days (c) moong seeds (d) a magnet
- 40.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: how many seeds sprout is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- needed
- they have no water
- how many seeds sprout
- water
- False
- a tiny root
- True
- needed
- False
- warmth
- True
- False
- True
- yes, they sprout
- a balloon
- False
- turmeric powder
- air
- air
- food stored in the seed
- warmth
- wash your hands
- wet or dry cotton
- we keep it the same
- needed to sprout
- False
- soil
- sprouts
- True
- the same bowls
- True
- a magnet
- seeds on dry cotton
- False
- yeast
- False
- water
- False
- a magnet
- True
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