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