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