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