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