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