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