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? What do we do with “the same place”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 2.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on wet cotton? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 3.True or false: warmth is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 4.🔮 Predict: seeds on wet cotton are kept in a dark cupboard. Will they sprout? (a) no, never (b) they melt (c) they turn to stones (d) yes, they sprout
- 5.⚖️ 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
- 6.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the kind of seeds”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 7.True or false: a small bowl is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 8.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the number of seeds is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) air (b) water (c) warmth (d) soil
- 10.🔮 Predict: sprouts grow in the dark for a week. What colour are their leaves? (a) dark green (b) pale yellow (c) bright red (d) blue
- 11.True or false: seeds on wet cotton sprouts in a few days. (a) True (b) False
- 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) moong seeds (b) cotton wool (c) yeast (d) water
- 13.🌱 Is warmth needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cotton wool (b) a magnet (c) water (d) a small bowl
- 15.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the same place (b) the number of seeds (c) how many seeds sprout (d) wet or dry cotton
- 16.🛟 What should you do after touching soil or seeds? (a) lick your fingers (b) wash your hands (c) skip washing (d) rub your eyes
- 17.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds in the dark? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 18.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) salt (b) air (c) sugar (d) soil
- 19.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: how many seeds sprout is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) moong seeds (b) a balloon (c) cotton wool (d) water
- 21.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a mirror (b) a battery cell (c) yeast (d) water
- 22.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) seeds in the freezer (b) wet seeds by a window (c) seeds on wet cotton (d) wet seeds in the dark
- 23.🌱 What comes out of a moong seed first when it sprouts? (a) a tiny root (b) a fruit (c) a flower (d) a thorn
- 24.True or false: a few days is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 25.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: how many seeds sprout is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) moong seeds (c) a small bowl (d) a few days
- 27.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) cotton wool (b) water (c) moong seeds (d) a balloon
- 28.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) seeds in the freezer (b) seeds on dry cotton (c) wet seeds in the dark (d) boiled seeds
- 29.📘 What do we call a seed starting to grow? (a) germination (b) pollination (c) condensation (d) evaporation
- 30.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) water (b) salt (c) warmth (d) air
- 31.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the number of seeds”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 32.True or false: cotton wool is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 33.True or false: water is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 34.🌱 Is sunlight needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 35.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the number of seeds (b) wet or dry cotton (c) how many seeds sprout (d) the same bowls
- 36.🌱 Where does a sprouting seed get its first food from? (a) the air (b) food stored in the seed (c) the sunlight only (d) the cotton wool
- 37.True or false: a magnet is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) yeast (b) a small bowl (c) cotton wool (d) moong seeds
- 39.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “wet or dry cotton”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 40.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
Answer key
- we keep it the same
- sprouts
- False
- yes, they sprout
- True
- we keep it the same
- True
- True
- soil
- pale yellow
- True
- yeast
- needed to sprout
- a magnet
- wet or dry cotton
- wash your hands
- sprouts
- air
- True
- a balloon
- water
- seeds in the freezer
- a tiny root
- True
- False
- a battery cell
- a balloon
- wet seeds in the dark
- germination
- salt
- we keep it the same
- True
- False
- not needed to sprout
- how many seeds sprout
- food stored in the seed
- False
- yeast
- we change it
- not needed
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