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