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