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.True or false: a magnet is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) water (c) a small bowl (d) moong seeds
- 3.🌱 Is water needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 4.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) yeast (b) cotton wool (c) water (d) a small bowl
- 5.True or false: cotton wool is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) warmth (b) water (c) soil (d) air
- 7.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds by a window? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 8.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “how many seeds sprout”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 9.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on dry cotton? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 10.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
- 11.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) sunlight (b) soil (c) salt (d) water
- 12.🌱 What comes out of a moong seed first when it sprouts? (a) a tiny root (b) a fruit (c) a thorn (d) a flower
- 13.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) boiled seeds (b) seeds in the freezer (c) seeds on dry cotton (d) wet seeds in the dark
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sunlight (b) warmth (c) water (d) air
- 15.⚖️ 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 kind of seeds (d) the number of seeds
- 16.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) warmth (b) sugar (c) air (d) water
- 17.🧺 Do we need a small bowl for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sugar (b) soil (c) air (d) sunlight
- 19.🌱 Where does a sprouting seed get its first food from? (a) the cotton wool (b) food stored in the seed (c) the sunlight only (d) the air
- 20.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) moong seeds (b) a mirror (c) cotton wool (d) a few days
- 21.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) seeds on wet cotton (b) wet seeds by a window (c) wet seeds in the dark (d) seeds on dry cotton
- 22.🌱 Is warmth needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 23.True or false: air is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 24.⚖️ 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
- 25.True or false: seeds on dry cotton does not sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) water (b) soil (c) air (d) warmth
- 27.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on wet cotton? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 28.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) air (b) warmth (c) sunlight (d) water
- 29.🌱 Is salt needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 30.True or false: sugar is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 31.True or false: wet seeds by a window sprouts in a few days. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🔮 Predict: sprouts grow in the dark for a week. What colour are their leaves? (a) bright red (b) dark green (c) blue (d) pale yellow
- 33.⚖️ 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
- 34.🧺 Do we need water for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 35.True or false: seeds in the freezer sprouts in a few days. (a) True (b) False
- 36.🌱 Is sugar needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 37.True or false: water is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 38.True or false: boiled seeds does not sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 39.True or false: wet seeds in the dark sprouts in a few days. (a) True (b) False
- 40.True or false: sugar is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- True
- turmeric powder
- needed to sprout
- yeast
- True
- soil
- sprouts
- we measure it
- does not sprout
- we keep it the same
- water
- a tiny root
- wet seeds in the dark
- sunlight
- how many seeds sprout
- sugar
- needed
- air
- food stored in the seed
- a mirror
- seeds on dry cotton
- needed to sprout
- False
- the number of seeds
- True
- soil
- sprouts
- sunlight
- not needed to sprout
- True
- True
- pale yellow
- True
- needed
- False
- not needed to sprout
- False
- True
- True
- False
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