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