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