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