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 the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 2.🧺 Do we need a few days for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sugar (b) air (c) salt (d) sunlight
- 4.True or false: a battery cell is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 5.True or false: seeds on wet cotton does not sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 6.True or false: seeds in the freezer sprouts in a few days. (a) False (b) True
- 7.🔮 Predict: seeds on wet cotton are kept in the freezer. What happens? (a) they glow (b) they grow fruit (c) they sprout faster (d) they do not sprout
- 8.🌱 Is sunlight needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 9.True or false: salt is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 10.True or false: boiled seeds sprouts in a few days. (a) False (b) True
- 11.🔮 Predict: sprouts grow in the dark for a week. What colour are their leaves? (a) pale yellow (b) bright red (c) dark green (d) blue
- 12.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “how many seeds sprout”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 13.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on wet cotton? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 14.🌱 What comes out of a moong seed first when it sprouts? (a) a fruit (b) a tiny root (c) a thorn (d) a flower
- 15.True or false: a small bowl is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 16.🧺 Do we need a small bowl for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 17.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the number of seeds is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 18.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the same place (b) how many seeds sprout (c) the same bowls (d) wet or dry cotton
- 19.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 20.🌱 Is soil needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 21.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) water (b) sunlight (c) sugar (d) soil
- 22.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the same place”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 23.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds in the freezer? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 24.🌱 Is air needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 25.🧺 Do we need a balloon for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 26.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) water (b) moong seeds (c) a magnet (d) cotton wool
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) air (b) water (c) warmth (d) soil
- 28.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 29.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) warmth (b) air (c) sunlight (d) water
- 30.True or false: soil is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 31.True or false: seeds on wet cotton sprouts in a few days. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sugar (b) warmth (c) water (d) air
- 33.True or false: a mirror is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 34.🌱 Why do the seeds on dry cotton not sprout? (a) they have no salt (b) they have no soil (c) they have no water (d) they are too wet
- 35.⚖️ 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
- 36.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) seeds in the freezer (b) seeds on dry cotton (c) wet seeds by a window (d) boiled seeds
- 37.True or false: a mirror is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a few days (b) a mirror (c) moong seeds (d) a small bowl
- 39.True or false: boiled seeds does not sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 40.True or false: air is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- False
- needed
- air
- False
- False
- False
- they do not sprout
- not needed to sprout
- False
- False
- pale yellow
- we measure it
- sprouts
- a tiny root
- False
- needed
- True
- wet or dry cotton
- not needed
- not needed to sprout
- water
- we keep it the same
- does not sprout
- needed to sprout
- not needed
- a magnet
- soil
- True
- sunlight
- False
- True
- sugar
- False
- they have no water
- the number of seeds
- wet seeds by a window
- True
- a mirror
- True
- True
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