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 salt needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 2.🌱 Where does a sprouting seed get its first food from? (a) the sunlight only (b) food stored in the seed (c) the air (d) the cotton wool
- 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) water (c) moong seeds (d) cotton wool
- 4.True or false: seeds in the freezer sprouts in a few days. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) turmeric powder (b) moong seeds (c) water (d) cotton wool
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) soil (b) air (c) sunlight (d) sugar
- 7.🧺 Do we need moong seeds for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 8.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: wet or dry cotton is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 9.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the number of seeds is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 10.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “how many seeds sprout”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 11.🌱 Is soil needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 12.🛟 What should you do after touching soil or seeds? (a) skip washing (b) rub your eyes (c) lick your fingers (d) wash your hands
- 13.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) wet seeds in the dark (b) seeds on dry cotton (c) seeds in the freezer (d) boiled seeds
- 14.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: how many seeds sprout is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🔮 Predict: sprouts grow in the dark for a week. What colour are their leaves? (a) pale yellow (b) blue (c) bright red (d) dark green
- 16.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on wet cotton? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 17.True or false: wet seeds in the dark does not sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 18.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a few days (b) water (c) a magnet (d) a small bowl
- 19.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the same bowls is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 20.🌱 Why do the seeds on dry cotton not sprout? (a) they have no soil (b) they have no salt (c) they have no water (d) they are too wet
- 21.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) wet or dry cotton (b) the kind of seeds (c) the same place (d) the number of seeds
- 22.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a small bowl (b) cotton wool (c) a balloon (d) moong seeds
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) soil (b) water (c) air (d) warmth
- 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a few days (b) cotton wool (c) water (d) a battery cell
- 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: the same place is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 27.True or false: boiled seeds sprouts in a few days. (a) True (b) False
- 28.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a balloon (b) cotton wool (c) a magnet (d) turmeric powder
- 29.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “wet or dry cotton”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 30.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the kind of seeds is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds by a window? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 32.True or false: warmth is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 33.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds in the dark? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 34.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) seeds on dry cotton (b) wet seeds by a window (c) seeds on wet cotton (d) wet seeds in the dark
- 35.True or false: warmth is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 36.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the same bowls”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 37.True or false: seeds on dry cotton sprouts in a few days. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🌱 Will these sprout: boiled seeds? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 39.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the same bowls is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) water (b) yeast (c) cotton wool (d) moong seeds
Answer key
- not needed to sprout
- food stored in the seed
- a magnet
- False
- turmeric powder
- air
- needed
- False
- False
- we measure it
- not needed to sprout
- wash your hands
- wet seeds in the dark
- False
- pale yellow
- sprouts
- False
- a magnet
- True
- they have no water
- wet or dry cotton
- a balloon
- soil
- a battery cell
- not needed
- False
- False
- cotton wool
- we change it
- False
- sprouts
- False
- sprouts
- seeds on dry cotton
- True
- we keep it the same
- False
- does not sprout
- False
- yeast
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