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: the kind of seeds is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 2.🌱 Is sunlight needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 3.🛟 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
- 4.🌱 Will these sprout: boiled seeds? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 5.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) yeast (b) a small bowl (c) water (d) cotton wool
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sugar (b) warmth (c) air (d) water
- 7.🧺 Do we need a few days for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 8.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) salt (b) soil (c) sugar (d) water
- 9.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the same bowls”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 10.🛟 What should you do after touching soil or seeds? (a) lick your fingers (b) wash your hands (c) skip washing (d) rub your eyes
- 11.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) yeast (b) a few days (c) a mirror (d) a magnet
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sunlight (b) soil (c) water (d) salt
- 13.🧺 Do we need a small bowl for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 14.True or false: wet seeds in the dark sprouts in a few days. (a) True (b) False
- 15.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is kept the same? (a) wet or dry cotton (b) the number of seeds (c) how many seeds sprout
- 16.True or false: a balloon is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 17.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: how many seeds sprout is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a few days (b) a small bowl (c) a magnet (d) cotton wool
- 19.🌱 Seeds need water, air and ___ to sprout. (a) salt (b) sugar (c) soil (d) warmth
- 20.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) boiled seeds (b) seeds on dry cotton (c) seeds in the freezer (d) wet seeds in the dark
- 21.🔮 Predict: sprouts grow in the dark for a week. What colour are their leaves? (a) dark green (b) bright red (c) blue (d) pale yellow
- 22.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) wet seeds by a window (b) seeds in the freezer (c) seeds on wet cotton (d) wet seeds in the dark
- 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.🔮 Predict: seeds on wet cotton are kept in the freezer. What happens? (a) they sprout faster (b) they glow (c) they grow fruit (d) they do not sprout
- 25.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the same place (b) the same bowls (c) the kind of seeds (d) how many seeds sprout
- 26.⚖️ 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 place (c) wet or dry cotton (d) the same bowls
- 27.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds in the dark? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 28.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a magnet (b) turmeric powder (c) a battery cell (d) moong seeds
- 29.True or false: seeds on wet cotton does not sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 30.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) air (b) salt (c) water (d) warmth
- 31.True or false: a mirror is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 32.True or false: wet seeds in the dark does not sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 33.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) turmeric powder (b) cotton wool (c) a small bowl (d) moong seeds
- 34.🌱 Is air needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 35.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on wet cotton? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a small bowl (b) moong seeds (c) a battery cell (d) water
- 37.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the kind of seeds is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 38.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the number of seeds is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 39.True or false: a small bowl is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🧺 Do we need water for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
Answer key
- False
- not needed to sprout
- never put seeds in mouth
- does not sprout
- yeast
- sugar
- needed
- water
- we keep it the same
- wash your hands
- a few days
- water
- needed
- True
- the number of seeds
- False
- True
- a magnet
- warmth
- wet seeds in the dark
- pale yellow
- seeds in the freezer
- we keep it the same
- they do not sprout
- how many seeds sprout
- wet or dry cotton
- sprouts
- moong seeds
- False
- salt
- False
- False
- turmeric powder
- needed to sprout
- sprouts
- a battery cell
- True
- True
- True
- needed
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