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 sugar needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 2.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the kind of seeds (b) how many seeds sprout (c) wet or dry cotton
- 3.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
- 4.🌱 Is sunlight needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 5.🛟 Some seeds from shops are coated with chemicals. What is the safe rule? (a) feed them to pets (b) never put seeds in mouth (c) eat a few to check (d) throw them at friends
- 6.🌱 Will these sprout: boiled seeds? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 7.True or false: seeds on wet cotton does not sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) salt (b) soil (c) warmth (d) sunlight
- 9.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a magnet (b) a few days (c) moong seeds (d) cotton wool
- 10.🧺 Do we need a small bowl for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 11.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 12.⚖️ 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) how many seeds sprout (d) wet or dry cotton
- 13.True or false: seeds in the freezer does not sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🧺 Do we need cotton wool for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 15.🔮 Predict: seeds on wet cotton are kept in a dark cupboard. Will they sprout? (a) they melt (b) yes, they sprout (c) they turn to stones (d) no, never
- 16.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: wet or dry cotton is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 17.True or false: soil is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 18.🔮 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
- 19.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: wet or dry cotton is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 20.🧺 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
- 21.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on dry cotton? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 22.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds by a window? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 23.🌱 Is air needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a few days (b) moong seeds (c) water (d) turmeric powder
- 25.⚖️ 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
- 26.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) yeast (b) a magnet (c) a balloon (d) moong seeds
- 27.🧺 Do we need moong seeds for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 28.True or false: wet seeds by a window sprouts in a few days. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🌱 Is water needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 30.🧺 Do we need a few days for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 31.True or false: water is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) warmth (b) water (c) sunlight (d) air
- 33.🧺 Do we need yeast for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) air (b) sunlight (c) soil (d) sugar
- 35.True or false: seeds on wet cotton sprouts in a few days. (a) False (b) True
- 36.True or false: seeds on dry cotton does not sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a few days (b) moong seeds (c) water (d) a balloon
- 38.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 39.🧺 Do we need water for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 40.True or false: yeast is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- not needed to sprout
- the kind of seeds
- we measure it
- not needed to sprout
- never put seeds in mouth
- does not sprout
- False
- warmth
- a magnet
- needed
- not needed
- wet or dry cotton
- True
- needed
- yes, they sprout
- False
- True
- pale yellow
- False
- a mirror
- does not sprout
- sprouts
- needed to sprout
- turmeric powder
- True
- moong seeds
- needed
- True
- needed to sprout
- needed
- False
- sunlight
- not needed
- air
- True
- True
- a balloon
- not needed
- needed
- False
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