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.🌱 Where does a sprouting seed get its first food from? (a) the air (b) the cotton wool (c) food stored in the seed (d) the sunlight only
- 2.🧺 Do we need moong seeds for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 3.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a magnet (b) a battery cell (c) a mirror (d) water
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sunlight (b) salt (c) air (d) soil
- 5.🌱 Is water needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 6.🔮 Predict: sprouts grow in the dark for a week. What colour are their leaves? (a) bright red (b) blue (c) pale yellow (d) dark green
- 7.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the same place is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 8.True or false: seeds in the freezer sprouts in a few days. (a) True (b) False
- 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cotton wool (b) a small bowl (c) moong seeds (d) a mirror
- 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a few days (b) water (c) a battery cell (d) moong seeds
- 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) water (b) a balloon (c) cotton wool (d) moong seeds
- 12.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds by a window? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 13.🌱 Is soil needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 14.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the same bowls is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 15.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: wet or dry cotton is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🌱 Seeds need water, air and ___ to sprout. (a) salt (b) soil (c) warmth (d) sugar
- 17.True or false: sugar is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 18.🌱 Why do the seeds on dry cotton not sprout? (a) they have no soil (b) they have no water (c) they are too wet (d) they have no salt
- 19.⚖️ 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
- 20.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) wet seeds in the dark (b) seeds in the freezer (c) boiled seeds (d) seeds on dry cotton
- 21.🧺 Do we need a few days for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 22.True or false: air is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 23.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a mirror (b) cotton wool (c) yeast (d) turmeric powder
- 24.⚖️ 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 bowls (c) how many seeds sprout (d) wet or dry cotton
- 25.⚖️ 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
- 26.🌱 Is salt needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 27.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the same bowls is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 28.True or false: a few days is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 29.True or false: salt is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 30.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the number of seeds is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🌱 What comes out of a moong seed first when it sprouts? (a) a thorn (b) a tiny root (c) a fruit (d) a flower
- 32.True or false: warmth is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 33.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds in the dark? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 34.True or false: sunlight is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🌱 Is sugar needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a few days (b) cotton wool (c) turmeric powder (d) water
- 37.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) sunlight (b) air (c) sugar (d) salt
- 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a small bowl (b) a magnet (c) cotton wool (d) water
- 39.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) sunlight (b) warmth (c) soil (d) sugar
- 40.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) turmeric powder (b) moong seeds (c) a battery cell (d) a balloon
Answer key
- food stored in the seed
- needed
- water
- air
- needed to sprout
- pale yellow
- True
- False
- a mirror
- a battery cell
- a balloon
- sprouts
- not needed to sprout
- False
- False
- warmth
- True
- they have no water
- we keep it the same
- wet seeds in the dark
- needed
- False
- cotton wool
- wet or dry cotton
- we keep it the same
- not needed to sprout
- False
- True
- True
- True
- a tiny root
- True
- sprouts
- True
- not needed to sprout
- turmeric powder
- air
- a magnet
- warmth
- moong seeds
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