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