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