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