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