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