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