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