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.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) boiled seeds (b) seeds in the freezer (c) seeds on dry cotton (d) wet seeds in the dark
- 2.🌱 What comes out of a moong seed first when it sprouts? (a) a tiny root (b) a thorn (c) a fruit (d) a flower
- 3.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) wet seeds by a window (b) wet seeds in the dark (c) seeds on dry cotton (d) seeds on wet cotton
- 4.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on wet cotton? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 5.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the number of seeds is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 6.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the same bowls”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) water (b) cotton wool (c) a small bowl (d) a mirror
- 8.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the kind of seeds (b) the same bowls (c) how many seeds sprout (d) wet or dry cotton
- 9.True or false: a mirror is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a small bowl (b) turmeric powder (c) a few days (d) water
- 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a small bowl (b) a few days (c) a balloon (d) cotton wool
- 12.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) wet or dry cotton (b) the kind of seeds (c) the same bowls (d) the number of seeds
- 13.True or false: wet seeds in the dark does not sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 14.🌱 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
- 15.True or false: air is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 16.🔮 Predict: seeds on wet cotton are kept in the freezer. What happens? (a) they grow fruit (b) they sprout faster (c) they glow (d) they do not sprout
- 17.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) salt (b) sunlight (c) soil (d) warmth
- 18.True or false: cotton wool is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 19.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “wet or dry cotton”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 20.⚖️ 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
- 21.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds in the dark? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 22.🔮 Predict: seeds on wet cotton are kept in a dark cupboard. Will they sprout? (a) they melt (b) they turn to stones (c) no, never (d) yes, they sprout
- 23.🌱 Is soil needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 24.True or false: seeds on wet cotton sprouts in a few days. (a) True (b) False
- 25.True or false: wet seeds in the dark sprouts in a few days. (a) True (b) False
- 26.True or false: seeds in the freezer does not sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 27.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) water (b) sunlight (c) sugar (d) salt
- 28.🧺 Do we need cotton wool for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 29.True or false: wet seeds by a window does not sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a few days (b) water (c) yeast (d) a small bowl
- 31.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a small bowl (b) cotton wool (c) a battery cell (d) moong seeds
- 32.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) seeds on wet cotton (b) wet seeds in the dark (c) boiled seeds (d) wet seeds by a window
- 33.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: how many seeds sprout is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 34.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) warmth (b) air (c) salt (d) water
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sunlight (b) air (c) water (d) warmth
- 36.🌱 Is water needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 37.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the kind of seeds is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 38.True or false: yeast is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a battery cell (b) water (c) moong seeds (d) a few days
- 40.🔮 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
Answer key
- wet seeds in the dark
- a tiny root
- seeds on dry cotton
- sprouts
- True
- we keep it the same
- a mirror
- how many seeds sprout
- False
- turmeric powder
- a balloon
- wet or dry cotton
- False
- food stored in the seed
- True
- they do not sprout
- warmth
- False
- we change it
- the kind of seeds
- sprouts
- yes, they sprout
- not needed to sprout
- True
- True
- True
- water
- needed
- False
- yeast
- a battery cell
- boiled seeds
- True
- salt
- sunlight
- needed to sprout
- False
- False
- a battery cell
- pale yellow
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