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