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.⚖️ 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
- 2.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) yeast (b) a battery cell (c) a small bowl (d) turmeric powder
- 3.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) wet or dry cotton (b) how many seeds sprout (c) the same place (d) the number of seeds
- 4.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) seeds in the freezer (b) wet seeds in the dark (c) boiled seeds (d) seeds on dry cotton
- 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) moong seeds (b) water (c) a magnet (d) cotton wool
- 6.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) boiled seeds (b) seeds on dry cotton (c) seeds in the freezer (d) wet seeds by a window
- 7.🧺 Do we need cotton wool for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 8.True or false: seeds in the freezer sprouts in a few days. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cotton wool (b) a few days (c) water (d) a mirror
- 10.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 11.🔮 Predict: sprouts grow in the dark for a week. What colour are their leaves? (a) dark green (b) blue (c) bright red (d) pale yellow
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) water (b) air (c) salt (d) warmth
- 13.🧺 Do we need a few days for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 14.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the same place (b) wet or dry cotton (c) how many seeds sprout
- 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) water (b) a few days (c) a small bowl (d) turmeric powder
- 16.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the number of seeds is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 17.True or false: air is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 18.🌱 Is warmth needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 19.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) air (b) warmth (c) water (d) sunlight
- 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a few days (b) cotton wool (c) a small bowl (d) yeast
- 21.🌱 Where does a sprouting seed get its first food from? (a) food stored in the seed (b) the air (c) the sunlight only (d) the cotton wool
- 22.🌱 Is water needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 23.🧺 Do we need water for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 24.📘 What do we call a seed starting to grow? (a) germination (b) condensation (c) evaporation (d) pollination
- 25.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds by a window? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 26.True or false: water is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 27.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) wet seeds by a window (b) seeds on dry cotton (c) wet seeds in the dark (d) seeds on wet cotton
- 28.🧺 Do we need a balloon for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 29.🌱 Is sugar needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 30.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the same place is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 31.True or false: wet seeds in the dark does not sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 32.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the kind of seeds is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 33.True or false: wet seeds by a window does not sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 34.True or false: seeds on wet cotton does not sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 35.True or false: cotton wool is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 36.True or false: water is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 37.🌱 What comes out of a moong seed first when it sprouts? (a) a thorn (b) a fruit (c) a flower (d) a tiny root
- 38.🛟 What should you do after touching soil or seeds? (a) wash your hands (b) rub your eyes (c) skip washing (d) lick your fingers
- 39.True or false: a small bowl is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 40.True or false: boiled seeds sprouts in a few days. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- we keep it the same
- a small bowl
- wet or dry cotton
- wet seeds in the dark
- a magnet
- wet seeds by a window
- needed
- False
- a mirror
- False
- pale yellow
- salt
- needed
- the same place
- turmeric powder
- True
- False
- needed to sprout
- sunlight
- yeast
- food stored in the seed
- needed to sprout
- needed
- germination
- sprouts
- False
- seeds on dry cotton
- not needed
- not needed to sprout
- False
- False
- True
- False
- False
- True
- True
- a tiny root
- wash your hands
- False
- False
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