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