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