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.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) air (b) sunlight (c) salt (d) sugar
- 2.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) air (b) soil (c) water (d) warmth
- 3.⚖️ 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
- 4.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the same place is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) seeds on wet cotton (b) seeds in the freezer (c) wet seeds by a window (d) wet seeds in the dark
- 6.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “wet or dry cotton”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 7.True or false: wet seeds in the dark does not sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) water (b) sugar (c) sunlight (d) soil
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sugar (b) salt (c) sunlight (d) air
- 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) moong seeds (b) a few days (c) a small bowl (d) a magnet
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) water (b) salt (c) air (d) warmth
- 12.🌱 Why do the seeds on dry cotton not sprout? (a) they have no salt (b) they are too wet (c) they have no soil (d) they have no water
- 13.🧺 Do we need moong seeds for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 14.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) warmth (b) salt (c) water (d) air
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) soil (b) warmth (c) sugar (d) salt
- 16.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) sunlight (b) water (c) warmth (d) air
- 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a few days (b) cotton wool (c) moong seeds (d) turmeric powder
- 18.🔮 Predict: sprouts grow in the dark for a week. What colour are their leaves? (a) blue (b) bright red (c) pale yellow (d) dark green
- 19.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) seeds on dry cotton (b) boiled seeds (c) seeds in the freezer (d) wet seeds by a window
- 20.🔮 Predict: seeds on wet cotton are kept in the freezer. What happens? (a) they sprout faster (b) they glow (c) they grow fruit (d) they do not sprout
- 21.True or false: cotton wool is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 22.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) sunlight (b) soil (c) sugar (d) water
- 23.🌱 Is warmth needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 24.True or false: a battery cell is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 25.True or false: a mirror is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 26.True or false: a balloon is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 27.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the same place is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 28.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 29.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the same bowls”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 30.🌱 Seeds need water, air and ___ to sprout. (a) sugar (b) warmth (c) salt (d) soil
- 31.🧺 Do we need yeast for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 32.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 33.🧺 Do we need a magnet for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 34.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) boiled seeds (b) seeds on dry cotton (c) seeds on wet cotton (d) seeds in the freezer
- 35.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) sugar (b) sunlight (c) warmth (d) salt
- 36.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on dry cotton? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 37.True or false: a few days is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) turmeric powder (b) a magnet (c) a battery cell (d) cotton wool
- 39.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 40.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the same place”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
Answer key
- air
- soil
- True
- False
- seeds in the freezer
- we change it
- False
- water
- air
- a magnet
- salt
- they have no water
- needed
- salt
- warmth
- sunlight
- turmeric powder
- pale yellow
- wet seeds by a window
- they do not sprout
- False
- water
- needed to sprout
- False
- False
- True
- True
- False
- we keep it the same
- warmth
- not needed
- not needed
- not needed
- seeds on wet cotton
- warmth
- does not sprout
- True
- cotton wool
- True
- we keep it the same
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