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.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a small bowl (b) yeast (c) cotton wool (d) water
- 2.🌱 What comes out of a moong seed first when it sprouts? (a) a thorn (b) a fruit (c) a flower (d) a tiny root
- 3.🌱 Is sugar needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 4.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the number of seeds (b) the same place (c) wet or dry cotton (d) how many seeds sprout
- 5.🛟 Some seeds from shops are coated with chemicals. What is the safe rule? (a) feed them to pets (b) never put seeds in mouth (c) throw them at friends (d) eat a few to check
- 6.🌱 Is warmth needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 7.🌱 Where does a sprouting seed get its first food from? (a) the air (b) the sunlight only (c) the cotton wool (d) food stored in the seed
- 8.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the same bowls”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 9.True or false: yeast is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 10.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on dry cotton? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) salt (b) air (c) soil (d) sunlight
- 12.True or false: wet seeds by a window does not sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 13.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the number of seeds”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) warmth (b) sugar (c) salt (d) soil
- 15.True or false: salt is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 16.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the same place is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) warmth (b) water (c) air (d) sunlight
- 18.⚖️ 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
- 19.True or false: seeds in the freezer sprouts in a few days. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) salt (b) air (c) warmth (d) water
- 21.🧺 Do we need water for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 22.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a balloon (b) a few days (c) moong seeds (d) cotton wool
- 23.🌱 Is salt needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 24.True or false: cotton wool is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 25.True or false: moong seeds is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 26.🌱 Is water needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 27.True or false: air is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 28.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds in the freezer? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 29.True or false: wet seeds in the dark does not sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 30.🌱 Is sunlight needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 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.True or false: air is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 33.🔮 Predict: sprouts grow in the dark for a week. What colour are their leaves? (a) bright red (b) blue (c) pale yellow (d) dark green
- 34.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the same place is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 35.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “wet or dry cotton”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 36.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) seeds on dry cotton (b) boiled seeds (c) wet seeds in the dark (d) seeds in the freezer
- 37.🌱 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
- 38.🌱 Is soil needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 39.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on wet cotton? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 40.🧺 Do we need cotton wool for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
Answer key
- yeast
- a tiny root
- not needed to sprout
- how many seeds sprout
- never put seeds in mouth
- needed to sprout
- food stored in the seed
- we keep it the same
- False
- does not sprout
- air
- False
- we keep it the same
- warmth
- False
- True
- sunlight
- True
- False
- salt
- needed
- a balloon
- not needed to sprout
- False
- True
- needed to sprout
- True
- does not sprout
- False
- not needed to sprout
- True
- False
- pale yellow
- False
- we change it
- wet seeds in the dark
- seeds on wet cotton
- not needed to sprout
- sprouts
- needed
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