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