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