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.🔮 Predict: seeds on wet cotton are kept in a dark cupboard. Will they sprout? (a) yes, they sprout (b) they melt (c) they turn to stones (d) no, never
- 2.True or false: a balloon is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a magnet (b) a mirror (c) a balloon (d) moong seeds
- 4.🌱 Seeds need water, air and ___ to sprout. (a) soil (b) sugar (c) warmth (d) salt
- 5.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “how many seeds sprout”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 6.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: how many seeds sprout is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 7.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on wet cotton? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) cotton wool (c) a few days (d) moong seeds
- 9.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds in the freezer? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) salt (b) soil (c) sugar (d) warmth
- 11.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a few days (b) water (c) moong seeds (d) a mirror
- 12.True or false: a mirror is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a small bowl (b) a balloon (c) water (d) moong seeds
- 14.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the same bowls is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🛟 What should you do after touching soil or seeds? (a) rub your eyes (b) skip washing (c) lick your fingers (d) wash your hands
- 16.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: wet or dry cotton is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 17.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) boiled seeds (b) seeds in the freezer (c) seeds on dry cotton (d) wet seeds in the dark
- 18.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) salt (b) water (c) sunlight (d) soil
- 19.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the kind of seeds is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 20.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the kind of seeds”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 21.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) seeds on wet cotton (b) seeds in the freezer (c) seeds on dry cotton (d) boiled seeds
- 22.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) yeast (b) a small bowl (c) water (d) moong seeds
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sunlight (b) salt (c) soil (d) water
- 24.🧺 Do we need a mirror for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 25.⚖️ 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
- 26.🔮 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
- 27.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: how many seeds sprout is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 28.True or false: wet seeds by a window sprouts in a few days. (a) True (b) False
- 29.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) soil (b) salt (c) warmth (d) sunlight
- 30.🧺 Do we need a magnet for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) water (b) air (c) sunlight (d) warmth
- 32.True or false: seeds on wet cotton does not sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 33.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds in the dark? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 34.🔮 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
- 35.⚖️ 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
- 36.True or false: salt is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 37.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the number of seeds”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 38.True or false: seeds on wet cotton sprouts in a few days. (a) True (b) False
- 39.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the same place is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) wet seeds in the dark (b) boiled seeds (c) seeds on wet cotton (d) wet seeds by a window
Answer key
- yes, they sprout
- False
- moong seeds
- warmth
- we measure it
- False
- sprouts
- turmeric powder
- does not sprout
- warmth
- a mirror
- True
- a balloon
- False
- wash your hands
- False
- wet seeds in the dark
- water
- True
- we keep it the same
- seeds on wet cotton
- yeast
- water
- not needed
- True
- pale yellow
- False
- True
- warmth
- not needed
- sunlight
- False
- sprouts
- they do not sprout
- we keep it the same
- False
- we keep it the same
- True
- True
- boiled seeds
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