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