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