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