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