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