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 number of seeds”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 2.True or false: wet seeds in the dark does not sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 3.🧺 Do we need a balloon for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 4.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the number of seeds is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 5.⚖️ 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 number of seeds
- 6.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: how many seeds sprout is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 7.🌱 Seeds need water, air and ___ to sprout. (a) sugar (b) soil (c) salt (d) warmth
- 8.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) seeds on dry cotton (b) wet seeds by a window (c) seeds in the freezer (d) boiled seeds
- 9.🔮 Predict: seeds on wet cotton are kept in a dark cupboard. Will they sprout? (a) they melt (b) no, never (c) yes, they sprout (d) they turn to stones
- 10.True or false: boiled seeds does not sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) water (b) warmth (c) soil (d) air
- 12.🔮 Predict: sprouts grow in the dark for a week. What colour are their leaves? (a) bright red (b) dark green (c) pale yellow (d) blue
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) warmth (b) sunlight (c) salt (d) soil
- 14.🌱 Is sunlight needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) a small bowl (c) water (d) moong seeds
- 16.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “wet or dry cotton”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 17.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds in the freezer? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 18.🧺 Do we need a magnet for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) salt (b) sunlight (c) water (d) sugar
- 20.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: wet or dry cotton is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 21.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a magnet (b) a mirror (c) a balloon (d) a few days
- 22.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) moong seeds (b) water (c) a magnet (d) cotton wool
- 23.True or false: seeds on wet cotton does not sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 24.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) boiled seeds (b) wet seeds in the dark (c) wet seeds by a window (d) seeds on wet cotton
- 25.True or false: air is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 26.🛟 What should you do after touching soil or seeds? (a) skip washing (b) rub your eyes (c) wash your hands (d) lick your fingers
- 27.🛟 Some seeds from shops are coated with chemicals. What is the safe rule? (a) feed them to pets (b) throw them at friends (c) eat a few to check (d) never put seeds in mouth
- 28.🌱 Is water needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 29.🌱 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
- 30.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) warmth (b) soil (c) sugar (d) sunlight
- 31.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the same bowls (b) wet or dry cotton (c) the kind of seeds (d) the same place
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) air (b) warmth (c) sunlight (d) water
- 33.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) yeast (b) moong seeds (c) a battery cell (d) a magnet
- 34.True or false: warmth is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds in the dark? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 36.🧺 Do we need a small bowl for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 37.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on wet cotton? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a small bowl (b) cotton wool (c) water (d) a magnet
- 39.True or false: water is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) warmth (b) air (c) water (d) salt
Answer key
- we keep it the same
- False
- not needed
- False
- the number of seeds
- False
- warmth
- wet seeds by a window
- yes, they sprout
- True
- soil
- pale yellow
- warmth
- not needed to sprout
- a battery cell
- we change it
- does not sprout
- not needed
- water
- False
- a few days
- a magnet
- False
- boiled seeds
- False
- wash your hands
- never put seeds in mouth
- needed to sprout
- they have no water
- warmth
- wet or dry cotton
- sunlight
- moong seeds
- False
- sprouts
- needed
- sprouts
- a magnet
- True
- salt
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