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? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the same place (b) wet or dry cotton (c) how many seeds sprout
- 2.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) boiled seeds (b) seeds in the freezer (c) seeds on dry cotton (d) seeds on wet cotton
- 3.🌱 Is air needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 4.🌱 Is water needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a small bowl (b) moong seeds (c) water (d) a magnet
- 6.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the same place”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 7.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) sunlight (b) salt (c) sugar (d) air
- 8.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a battery cell (b) moong seeds (c) a small bowl (d) water
- 9.True or false: a balloon is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 10.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the same bowls is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 11.🔮 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
- 12.🛟 What should you do after touching soil or seeds? (a) lick your fingers (b) wash your hands (c) skip washing (d) rub your eyes
- 13.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a few days (b) a small bowl (c) a balloon (d) water
- 14.🌱 Where does a sprouting seed get its first food from? (a) the cotton wool (b) the sunlight only (c) food stored in the seed (d) the air
- 15.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) moong seeds (b) a few days (c) water (d) turmeric powder
- 16.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) water (b) salt (c) soil (d) sugar
- 17.🧺 Do we need a small bowl for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 18.True or false: air is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🌱 Will these sprout: boiled seeds? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) salt (b) sunlight (c) sugar (d) air
- 21.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a balloon (b) a small bowl (c) a battery cell (d) a magnet
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) soil (b) sugar (c) water (d) sunlight
- 23.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on wet cotton? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) water (b) salt (c) warmth (d) air
- 25.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds in the dark? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 26.🌱 Is sunlight needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 27.🌱 What comes out of a moong seed first when it sprouts? (a) a flower (b) a thorn (c) a fruit (d) a tiny root
- 28.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) moong seeds (b) yeast (c) a small bowl (d) cotton wool
- 29.🧺 Do we need a balloon for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sunlight (b) air (c) water (d) warmth
- 31.⚖️ 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
- 32.True or false: wet seeds by a window sprouts in a few days. (a) True (b) False
- 33.True or false: a balloon is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 34.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) warmth (b) water (c) air (d) sunlight
- 35.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds by a window? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 36.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) water (b) moong seeds (c) a small bowl (d) a mirror
- 37.True or false: a small bowl is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 38.True or false: cotton wool is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) warmth (b) soil (c) air (d) water
- 40.True or false: wet seeds in the dark does not sprout. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- the same place
- seeds on wet cotton
- needed to sprout
- needed to sprout
- a magnet
- we keep it the same
- air
- a battery cell
- True
- False
- pale yellow
- wash your hands
- a balloon
- food stored in the seed
- turmeric powder
- water
- needed
- True
- does not sprout
- air
- a small bowl
- water
- sprouts
- salt
- sprouts
- not needed to sprout
- a tiny root
- yeast
- not needed
- sunlight
- True
- True
- False
- sunlight
- sprouts
- a mirror
- False
- True
- soil
- False
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