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