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