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