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