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 “wet or dry cotton”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 2.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the same place is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) yeast (b) moong seeds (c) a magnet (d) a mirror
- 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) water (b) yeast (c) cotton wool (d) a small bowl
- 5.⚖️ 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 place (c) the kind of seeds (d) wet or dry cotton
- 6.True or false: water is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 7.True or false: cotton wool is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 8.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: wet or dry cotton is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) soil (b) air (c) water (d) warmth
- 10.📘 What do we call a seed starting to grow? (a) pollination (b) germination (c) evaporation (d) condensation
- 11.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the same bowls (b) wet or dry cotton (c) the same place (d) how many seeds sprout
- 12.🔮 Predict: seeds on wet cotton are kept in the freezer. What happens? (a) they glow (b) they grow fruit (c) they sprout faster (d) they do not sprout
- 13.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the number of seeds is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 14.True or false: a mirror is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 15.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) sunlight (b) salt (c) soil (d) warmth
- 16.True or false: salt is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 17.🧺 Do we need water for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 18.🌱 Is water needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 19.True or false: yeast is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🌱 What comes out of a moong seed first when it sprouts? (a) a fruit (b) a tiny root (c) a flower (d) a thorn
- 21.True or false: sugar is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 22.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the same bowls is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 23.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the number of seeds is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 24.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the same bowls is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) air (b) water (c) soil (d) warmth
- 26.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) wet seeds by a window (b) seeds on dry cotton (c) boiled seeds (d) seeds in the freezer
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) soil (b) water (c) sugar (d) salt
- 28.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a few days (b) moong seeds (c) turmeric powder (d) water
- 29.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a mirror (b) a small bowl (c) turmeric powder (d) yeast
- 30.True or false: wet seeds in the dark does not sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) salt (b) warmth (c) water (d) air
- 32.⚖️ 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
- 33.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cotton wool (b) a few days (c) moong seeds (d) a magnet
- 34.🛟 Some seeds from shops are coated with chemicals. What is the safe rule? (a) eat a few to check (b) never put seeds in mouth (c) feed them to pets (d) throw them at friends
- 35.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on wet cotton? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 36.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the number of seeds is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) soil (b) sugar (c) warmth (d) sunlight
- 38.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) wet seeds in the dark (b) boiled seeds (c) wet seeds by a window (d) seeds on wet cotton
- 39.🌱 Where does a sprouting seed get its first food from? (a) the cotton wool (b) the sunlight only (c) the air (d) food stored in the seed
- 40.True or false: boiled seeds sprouts in a few days. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- we change it
- True
- moong seeds
- yeast
- wet or dry cotton
- False
- False
- True
- soil
- germination
- how many seeds sprout
- they do not sprout
- False
- False
- warmth
- True
- needed
- needed to sprout
- False
- a tiny root
- True
- False
- False
- True
- soil
- wet seeds by a window
- water
- turmeric powder
- a small bowl
- False
- salt
- we keep it the same
- a magnet
- never put seeds in mouth
- sprouts
- True
- warmth
- boiled seeds
- food stored in the seed
- False
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