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.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a small bowl (c) a few days (d) moong seeds
- 2.True or false: sunlight is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 3.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: how many seeds sprout is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a few days (b) a battery cell (c) moong seeds (d) water
- 5.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) cotton wool (b) a battery cell (c) a magnet (d) a balloon
- 6.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) soil (b) sugar (c) salt (d) air
- 7.True or false: water is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 8.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the number of seeds (b) the kind of seeds (c) the same place (d) how many seeds sprout
- 9.True or false: yeast is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 10.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a few days (b) yeast (c) cotton wool (d) moong seeds
- 11.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a balloon (b) yeast (c) a mirror (d) moong seeds
- 12.🔮 Predict: seeds on wet cotton are kept in the freezer. What happens? (a) they grow fruit (b) they do not sprout (c) they sprout faster (d) they glow
- 13.🔮 Predict: sprouts grow in the dark for a week. What colour are their leaves? (a) bright red (b) dark green (c) pale yellow (d) blue
- 14.True or false: yeast is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 15.True or false: seeds on dry cotton does not sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 16.True or false: soil is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 17.🧺 Do we need a magnet for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) water (b) sunlight (c) soil (d) salt
- 19.🌱 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
- 20.True or false: a few days is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 21.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds in the freezer? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 22.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the number of seeds”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 23.True or false: cotton wool is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 24.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is kept the same? (a) how many seeds sprout (b) the same bowls (c) wet or dry cotton
- 25.True or false: air is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 26.True or false: water is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 27.🧺 Do we need moong seeds for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 28.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on dry cotton? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 29.🌱 Is sunlight needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 30.True or false: a small bowl is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🛟 What should you do after touching soil or seeds? (a) wash your hands (b) rub your eyes (c) lick your fingers (d) skip washing
- 32.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) a small bowl (c) moong seeds (d) water
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) salt (b) soil (c) air (d) sunlight
- 34.True or false: sugar is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🧺 Do we need cotton wool for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 36.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) sunlight (b) soil (c) water (d) salt
- 37.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) water (b) turmeric powder (c) moong seeds (d) a few days
- 38.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: how many seeds sprout is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 39.⚖️ 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
- 40.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the kind of seeds”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
Answer key
- yeast
- True
- False
- a battery cell
- cotton wool
- air
- False
- how many seeds sprout
- True
- yeast
- moong seeds
- they do not sprout
- pale yellow
- False
- True
- True
- not needed
- water
- wet seeds by a window
- False
- does not sprout
- we keep it the same
- False
- the same bowls
- True
- False
- needed
- does not sprout
- not needed to sprout
- False
- wash your hands
- a magnet
- air
- False
- needed
- water
- turmeric powder
- True
- False
- we keep it the same
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