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.🌱 Why do the seeds on dry cotton not sprout? (a) they have no water (b) they are too wet (c) they have no soil (d) they have no salt
- 2.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) salt (b) soil (c) sugar (d) air
- 3.🔮 Predict: seeds on wet cotton are kept in a dark cupboard. Will they sprout? (a) no, never (b) they turn to stones (c) yes, they sprout (d) they melt
- 4.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: how many seeds sprout is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 5.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a small bowl (b) moong seeds (c) cotton wool (d) a battery cell
- 6.True or false: cotton wool is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 7.True or false: yeast is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 8.⚖️ 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 kind of seeds (d) the same bowls
- 9.True or false: water is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a few days (b) a small bowl (c) cotton wool (d) a mirror
- 11.⚖️ 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
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) warmth (b) salt (c) water (d) air
- 13.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) warmth (b) water (c) air (d) soil
- 14.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) air (b) water (c) salt (d) warmth
- 15.⚖️ 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) how many seeds sprout (d) wet or dry cotton
- 16.True or false: moong seeds is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) warmth (b) soil (c) air (d) water
- 18.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) water (b) warmth (c) sugar (d) air
- 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a few days (b) yeast (c) cotton wool (d) a small bowl
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sugar (b) air (c) soil (d) sunlight
- 21.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a balloon (b) turmeric powder (c) cotton wool (d) a battery cell
- 22.🧺 Do we need cotton wool for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 23.True or false: warmth is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) sugar (b) soil (c) salt (d) water
- 25.📘 What do we call a seed starting to grow? (a) pollination (b) evaporation (c) germination (d) condensation
- 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a few days (b) a small bowl (c) moong seeds (d) turmeric powder
- 27.⚖️ 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
- 28.🌱 Is salt needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 29.🌱 Is air needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 30.🌱 Is soil needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) warmth (b) water (c) sugar (d) air
- 32.True or false: water is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 33.True or false: soil is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 34.🔮 Predict: sprouts grow in the dark for a week. What colour are their leaves? (a) dark green (b) blue (c) pale yellow (d) bright red
- 35.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) turmeric powder (b) cotton wool (c) moong seeds (d) a few days
- 36.🌱 Is sunlight needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 37.True or false: a mirror is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 38.⚖️ 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
- 39.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) boiled seeds (b) seeds on wet cotton (c) wet seeds in the dark (d) wet seeds by a window
- 40.True or false: sugar is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- they have no water
- air
- yes, they sprout
- True
- a battery cell
- False
- True
- wet or dry cotton
- False
- a mirror
- we keep it the same
- salt
- soil
- salt
- how many seeds sprout
- False
- soil
- sugar
- yeast
- air
- cotton wool
- needed
- False
- water
- germination
- turmeric powder
- we keep it the same
- not needed to sprout
- needed to sprout
- not needed to sprout
- sugar
- True
- True
- pale yellow
- turmeric powder
- not needed to sprout
- True
- we keep it the same
- boiled seeds
- False
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