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