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