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: the same bowls is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 2.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) seeds in the freezer (b) seeds on dry cotton (c) wet seeds in the dark (d) boiled seeds
- 3.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) wet or dry cotton (b) the number of seeds (c) how many seeds sprout (d) the kind of seeds
- 4.🌱 Is water needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 5.🌱 Is sugar needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 6.🔮 Predict: sprouts grow in the dark for a week. What colour are their leaves? (a) pale yellow (b) bright red (c) blue (d) dark green
- 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) moong seeds (c) water (d) cotton wool
- 8.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a magnet (b) yeast (c) a balloon (d) a small bowl
- 9.True or false: sunlight is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) warmth (b) air (c) water (d) sugar
- 11.🌱 Where does a sprouting seed get its first food from? (a) the sunlight only (b) the cotton wool (c) the air (d) food stored in the seed
- 12.🛟 Some seeds from shops are coated with chemicals. What is the safe rule? (a) feed them to pets (b) eat a few to check (c) throw them at friends (d) never put seeds in mouth
- 13.🌱 Why do the seeds on dry cotton not sprout? (a) they are too wet (b) they have no water (c) they have no soil (d) they have no salt
- 14.🧺 Do we need moong seeds for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 15.True or false: soil is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a battery cell (b) a balloon (c) yeast (d) cotton wool
- 17.🧺 Do we need a magnet for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 18.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) warmth (b) air (c) water (d) salt
- 19.⚖️ 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
- 20.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) soil (b) sugar (c) sunlight (d) water
- 21.⚖️ 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
- 22.🌱 Will these sprout: boiled seeds? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 23.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a mirror (b) yeast (c) water (d) turmeric powder
- 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a few days (b) cotton wool (c) water (d) a magnet
- 25.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 26.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) moong seeds (b) cotton wool (c) turmeric powder (d) a small bowl
- 27.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the same place is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🌱 Seeds need water, air and ___ to sprout. (a) soil (b) salt (c) warmth (d) sugar
- 29.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) seeds on wet cotton (b) wet seeds in the dark (c) boiled seeds (d) wet seeds by a window
- 30.True or false: seeds on dry cotton does not sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🛟 What should you do after touching soil or seeds? (a) skip washing (b) rub your eyes (c) wash your hands (d) lick your fingers
- 32.True or false: yeast is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 33.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: wet or dry cotton is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 34.🌱 Is air needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 35.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is kept the same? (a) wet or dry cotton (b) the kind of seeds (c) how many seeds sprout
- 36.True or false: sugar is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 37.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on dry cotton? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 38.🧺 Do we need yeast for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 39.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: wet or dry cotton is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) water (b) warmth (c) soil (d) air
Answer key
- True
- wet seeds in the dark
- wet or dry cotton
- needed to sprout
- not needed to sprout
- pale yellow
- a balloon
- a small bowl
- True
- sugar
- food stored in the seed
- never put seeds in mouth
- they have no water
- needed
- True
- cotton wool
- not needed
- salt
- we change it
- water
- we keep it the same
- does not sprout
- water
- a magnet
- not needed
- turmeric powder
- False
- warmth
- boiled seeds
- True
- wash your hands
- True
- False
- needed to sprout
- the kind of seeds
- True
- does not sprout
- not needed
- True
- soil
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