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