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