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