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