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