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