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? True or false: the number of seeds is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 2.True or false: sugar is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 3.True or false: soil is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a small bowl (b) water (c) moong seeds (d) a magnet
- 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) moong seeds (b) cotton wool (c) yeast (d) water
- 6.🌱 Is warmth needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 7.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) seeds in the freezer (b) wet seeds by a window (c) seeds on wet cotton (d) wet seeds in the dark
- 8.True or false: moong seeds is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 9.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: wet or dry cotton is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 10.True or false: a magnet is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 11.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a battery cell (b) a magnet (c) a small bowl (d) a mirror
- 12.🌱 Why do the seeds on dry cotton not sprout? (a) they are too wet (b) they have no water (c) they have no salt (d) they have no soil
- 13.🌱 Seeds need water, air and ___ to sprout. (a) soil (b) salt (c) warmth (d) sugar
- 14.🧺 Do we need moong seeds for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sunlight (b) water (c) salt (d) sugar
- 16.📘 What do we call a seed starting to grow? (a) pollination (b) evaporation (c) germination (d) condensation
- 17.🧺 Do we need water for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) warmth (b) water (c) air (d) sunlight
- 19.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) turmeric powder (b) a battery cell (c) a balloon (d) cotton wool
- 20.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the same bowls (b) the number of seeds (c) wet or dry cotton (d) the kind of seeds
- 21.🌱 Will these sprout: boiled seeds? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 22.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on wet cotton? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 23.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) sugar (b) soil (c) salt (d) air
- 24.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the same bowls (b) wet or dry cotton (c) how many seeds sprout
- 25.True or false: wet seeds by a window does not sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 26.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 27.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) salt (b) sugar (c) warmth (d) soil
- 28.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: how many seeds sprout is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 29.True or false: a battery cell is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 30.🔮 Predict: sprouts grow in the dark for a week. What colour are their leaves? (a) pale yellow (b) dark green (c) blue (d) bright red
- 31.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) seeds on dry cotton (b) seeds on wet cotton (c) wet seeds by a window (d) wet seeds in the dark
- 32.True or false: water is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 33.🌱 Is sunlight needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 34.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: how many seeds sprout is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 35.True or false: warmth is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 36.🔮 Predict: seeds on wet cotton are kept in a dark cupboard. Will they sprout? (a) they turn to stones (b) they melt (c) yes, they sprout (d) no, never
- 37.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the same bowls”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 38.True or false: seeds on dry cotton does not sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 39.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) water (b) warmth (c) air (d) sugar
- 40.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is kept the same? (a) wet or dry cotton (b) how many seeds sprout (c) the kind of seeds
Answer key
- False
- False
- False
- a magnet
- yeast
- needed to sprout
- seeds in the freezer
- True
- False
- True
- a small bowl
- they have no water
- warmth
- needed
- water
- germination
- needed
- sunlight
- cotton wool
- wet or dry cotton
- does not sprout
- sprouts
- air
- the same bowls
- False
- False
- warmth
- False
- False
- pale yellow
- seeds on dry cotton
- True
- not needed to sprout
- True
- False
- yes, they sprout
- we keep it the same
- True
- sugar
- the kind of seeds
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