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.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) warmth (b) air (c) soil (d) water
- 2.True or false: water is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 3.True or false: cotton wool is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 4.🌱 Is sunlight needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 5.🛟 What should you do after touching soil or seeds? (a) skip washing (b) lick your fingers (c) rub your eyes (d) wash your hands
- 6.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) seeds in the freezer (b) boiled seeds (c) wet seeds in the dark (d) seeds on dry cotton
- 7.True or false: seeds in the freezer does not sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 8.True or false: soil is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 9.⚖️ 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
- 10.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) soil (b) sunlight (c) warmth (d) salt
- 11.🔮 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
- 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) a small bowl (c) moong seeds (d) a few days
- 13.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the same place (b) wet or dry cotton (c) how many seeds sprout
- 14.True or false: boiled seeds does not sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 15.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) water (b) sunlight (c) soil (d) sugar
- 16.⚖️ 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
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) water (b) salt (c) sugar (d) sunlight
- 18.🌱 Is salt needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 19.🌱 Is soil needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 20.True or false: salt is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 21.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the kind of seeds (b) wet or dry cotton (c) how many seeds sprout (d) the number of seeds
- 22.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “how many seeds sprout”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 23.🌱 Why do the seeds on dry cotton not sprout? (a) they have no salt (b) they have no water (c) they have no soil (d) they are too wet
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) soil (b) water (c) air (d) warmth
- 25.🌱 Is air needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 26.🔮 Predict: sprouts grow in the dark for a week. What colour are their leaves? (a) blue (b) pale yellow (c) bright red (d) dark green
- 27.🧺 Do we need moong seeds for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 28.🌱 Is warmth needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 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.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is kept the same? (a) how many seeds sprout (b) the kind of seeds (c) wet or dry cotton
- 31.True or false: seeds on wet cotton does not sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 32.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 33.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the number of seeds is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 34.True or false: a battery cell is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🧺 Do we need water for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 36.True or false: yeast is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 37.True or false: a few days is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) moong seeds (b) a mirror (c) a few days (d) water
- 39.True or false: a mirror is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a small bowl (b) water (c) yeast (d) a few days
Answer key
- soil
- False
- False
- not needed to sprout
- wash your hands
- wet seeds in the dark
- True
- True
- we change it
- warmth
- yes, they sprout
- a magnet
- the same place
- True
- water
- we keep it the same
- water
- not needed to sprout
- not needed to sprout
- True
- how many seeds sprout
- we measure it
- they have no water
- soil
- needed to sprout
- pale yellow
- needed
- needed to sprout
- False
- the kind of seeds
- False
- True
- False
- False
- needed
- False
- True
- a mirror
- True
- yeast
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