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.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds in the freezer? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 2.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) sunlight (b) soil (c) warmth (d) sugar
- 3.True or false: water is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 4.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) wet or dry cotton (b) the same bowls (c) the same place (d) how many seeds sprout
- 5.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a small bowl (b) moong seeds (c) a balloon (d) water
- 6.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the same bowls”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 7.🌱 Why do the seeds on dry cotton not sprout? (a) they have no soil (b) they have no salt (c) they have no water (d) they are too wet
- 8.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is kept the same? (a) wet or dry cotton (b) how many seeds sprout (c) the number of seeds
- 9.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the kind of seeds is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 10.🌱 Is warmth needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 11.True or false: wet seeds in the dark does not sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 12.🛟 Some seeds from shops are coated with chemicals. What is the safe rule? (a) feed them to pets (b) throw them at friends (c) never put seeds in mouth (d) eat a few to check
- 13.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the kind of seeds is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) seeds on dry cotton (b) boiled seeds (c) seeds in the freezer (d) wet seeds by a window
- 15.🔮 Predict: seeds on wet cotton are kept in a dark cupboard. Will they sprout? (a) yes, they sprout (b) no, never (c) they melt (d) they turn to stones
- 16.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) salt (b) air (c) sunlight (d) sugar
- 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) moong seeds (b) yeast (c) a small bowl (d) a few days
- 18.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) cotton wool (b) water (c) a battery cell (d) moong seeds
- 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) moong seeds (b) a battery cell (c) cotton wool (d) water
- 20.🌱 Seeds need water, air and ___ to sprout. (a) soil (b) sugar (c) salt (d) warmth
- 21.🔮 Predict: sprouts grow in the dark for a week. What colour are their leaves? (a) dark green (b) pale yellow (c) bright red (d) blue
- 22.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds in the dark? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 23.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) salt (b) water (c) warmth (d) air
- 24.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) air (b) warmth (c) water (d) sugar
- 25.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a balloon (b) a few days (c) a mirror (d) turmeric powder
- 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) water (b) a magnet (c) a small bowl (d) cotton wool
- 27.🌱 Is salt needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 28.🛟 What should you do after touching soil or seeds? (a) wash your hands (b) lick your fingers (c) rub your eyes (d) skip washing
- 29.🧺 Do we need moong seeds for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 30.True or false: seeds in the freezer does not sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a small bowl (b) cotton wool (c) water (d) a balloon
- 32.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) wet seeds in the dark (b) seeds on wet cotton (c) boiled seeds (d) wet seeds by a window
- 33.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds by a window? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 34.🌱 Will these sprout: boiled seeds? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 35.True or false: seeds on dry cotton does not sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 36.True or false: wet seeds by a window does not sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 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.True or false: a balloon is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 39.🌱 Where does a sprouting seed get its first food from? (a) the cotton wool (b) the air (c) food stored in the seed (d) the sunlight only
- 40.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: wet or dry cotton is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- does not sprout
- warmth
- True
- wet or dry cotton
- a balloon
- we keep it the same
- they have no water
- the number of seeds
- False
- needed to sprout
- False
- never put seeds in mouth
- True
- wet seeds by a window
- yes, they sprout
- air
- yeast
- a battery cell
- a battery cell
- warmth
- pale yellow
- sprouts
- salt
- sugar
- a few days
- a magnet
- not needed to sprout
- wash your hands
- needed
- True
- a balloon
- boiled seeds
- sprouts
- does not sprout
- True
- False
- True
- True
- food stored in the seed
- False
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