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