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