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