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