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.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) sugar (b) sunlight (c) air (d) soil
- 2.🔮 Predict: seeds on wet cotton are kept in the freezer. What happens? (a) they grow fruit (b) they glow (c) they do not sprout (d) they sprout faster
- 3.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) turmeric powder (b) a small bowl (c) a magnet (d) a mirror
- 4.🌱 Is air needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 5.🧺 Do we need a mirror for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 6.🔮 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
- 7.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds by a window? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 8.True or false: salt is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 9.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the same bowls is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 10.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: how many seeds sprout is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 11.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a magnet (b) water (c) moong seeds (d) cotton wool
- 12.🛟 What should you do after touching soil or seeds? (a) wash your hands (b) skip washing (c) rub your eyes (d) lick your fingers
- 13.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) seeds in the freezer (b) boiled seeds (c) seeds on dry cotton (d) seeds on wet cotton
- 14.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds in the freezer? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 15.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 16.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) yeast (b) moong seeds (c) a balloon (d) a battery cell
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) soil (b) air (c) water (d) warmth
- 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) moong seeds (b) cotton wool (c) a few days (d) a mirror
- 19.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) boiled seeds (b) seeds on dry cotton (c) wet seeds in the dark (d) seeds in the freezer
- 20.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) salt (b) water (c) air (d) warmth
- 21.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on dry cotton? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 22.True or false: a balloon is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 23.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the kind of seeds is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🌱 Is salt needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 25.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) salt (b) soil (c) warmth (d) sunlight
- 26.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the same place is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a few days (b) a small bowl (c) cotton wool (d) turmeric powder
- 28.True or false: seeds in the freezer does not sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 29.True or false: seeds on wet cotton does not sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) water (b) a few days (c) cotton wool (d) a battery cell
- 31.⚖️ 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
- 32.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the same bowls (b) how many seeds sprout (c) wet or dry cotton
- 33.🌱 Is water needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 34.True or false: water is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🧺 Do we need yeast for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 36.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds in the dark? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 37.⚖️ 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
- 38.True or false: boiled seeds sprouts in a few days. (a) True (b) False
- 39.🧺 Do we need moong seeds for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 40.🌱 Will these sprout: boiled seeds? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
Answer key
- air
- they do not sprout
- a small bowl
- needed to sprout
- not needed
- pale yellow
- sprouts
- False
- True
- True
- a magnet
- wash your hands
- seeds on wet cotton
- does not sprout
- not needed
- moong seeds
- soil
- a mirror
- wet seeds in the dark
- salt
- does not sprout
- True
- True
- not needed to sprout
- warmth
- False
- turmeric powder
- True
- False
- a battery cell
- the number of seeds
- the same bowls
- needed to sprout
- False
- not needed
- sprouts
- we measure it
- False
- needed
- does not sprout
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