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.🌱 Seeds need water, air and ___ to sprout. (a) salt (b) warmth (c) soil (d) sugar
- 2.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is what we measure? (a) how many seeds sprout (b) the same bowls (c) the same place (d) the kind of seeds
- 3.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the same bowls”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 4.True or false: water is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) moong seeds (b) yeast (c) cotton wool (d) a few days
- 6.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “wet or dry cotton”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 7.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) salt (b) water (c) warmth (d) air
- 8.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) how many seeds sprout (b) wet or dry cotton (c) the same place (d) the number of seeds
- 9.🌱 Why do the seeds on dry cotton not sprout? (a) they have no water (b) they have no soil (c) they have no salt (d) they are too wet
- 10.🌱 Is sugar needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a small bowl (b) water (c) a mirror (d) a few days
- 12.🔮 Predict: seeds on wet cotton are kept in the freezer. What happens? (a) they grow fruit (b) they do not sprout (c) they glow (d) they sprout faster
- 13.⚖️ 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
- 14.🔮 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
- 15.🌱 Is sunlight needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 16.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the kind of seeds is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 17.True or false: moong seeds is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) water (c) a small bowl (d) a few days
- 19.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) salt (b) sunlight (c) water (d) soil
- 20.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) cotton wool (b) turmeric powder (c) water (d) moong seeds
- 21.🔮 Predict: seeds on wet cotton are kept in a dark cupboard. Will they sprout? (a) no, never (b) they melt (c) they turn to stones (d) yes, they sprout
- 22.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) air (b) warmth (c) water (d) soil
- 23.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a small bowl (b) moong seeds (c) a battery cell (d) water
- 24.True or false: seeds on dry cotton sprouts in a few days. (a) True (b) False
- 25.True or false: sunlight is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 26.🧺 Do we need a small bowl for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 27.🌱 Is air needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 28.⚖️ 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
- 29.True or false: boiled seeds does not sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 30.🌱 Is salt needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 31.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) wet seeds in the dark (b) wet seeds by a window (c) seeds on wet cotton (d) seeds on dry cotton
- 32.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on wet cotton? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 33.True or false: seeds in the freezer sprouts in a few days. (a) True (b) False
- 34.True or false: salt is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) cotton wool (c) moong seeds (d) a few days
- 36.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds in the dark? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 37.🌱 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
- 38.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) warmth (b) soil (c) sunlight (d) salt
- 39.True or false: air is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 40.True or false: a few days is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- warmth
- how many seeds sprout
- we keep it the same
- False
- yeast
- we change it
- salt
- wet or dry cotton
- they have no water
- not needed to sprout
- a mirror
- they do not sprout
- we keep it the same
- pale yellow
- not needed to sprout
- True
- False
- a battery cell
- water
- turmeric powder
- yes, they sprout
- soil
- a battery cell
- False
- False
- needed
- needed to sprout
- True
- True
- not needed to sprout
- seeds on dry cotton
- sprouts
- False
- False
- yeast
- sprouts
- boiled seeds
- warmth
- False
- False
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