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