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.🌱 Seeds need water, air and ___ to sprout. (a) soil (b) salt (c) sugar (d) warmth
- 2.🌱 Is warmth needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 3.⚖️ 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
- 4.True or false: cotton wool is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) soil (b) air (c) sunlight (d) sugar
- 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) moong seeds (b) cotton wool (c) a few days (d) a mirror
- 7.🔮 Predict: seeds on wet cotton are kept in the freezer. What happens? (a) they grow fruit (b) they do not sprout (c) they sprout faster (d) they glow
- 8.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the kind of seeds is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 9.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the same bowls (b) the kind of seeds (c) how many seeds sprout (d) wet or dry cotton
- 10.🌱 Will these sprout: boiled seeds? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cotton wool (b) yeast (c) water (d) moong seeds
- 12.🧺 Do we need cotton wool for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) warmth (b) air (c) water (d) sunlight
- 14.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) wet seeds by a window (b) seeds on dry cotton (c) wet seeds in the dark (d) seeds on wet cotton
- 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.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 17.🌱 Is soil needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) air (b) salt (c) water (d) warmth
- 19.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds in the freezer? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 20.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the number of seeds is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 21.True or false: water is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 22.⚖️ 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
- 23.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) warmth (b) soil (c) water (d) air
- 24.🌱 What comes out of a moong seed first when it sprouts? (a) a tiny root (b) a fruit (c) a flower (d) a thorn
- 25.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on wet cotton? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 26.True or false: wet seeds in the dark sprouts in a few days. (a) True (b) False
- 27.⚖️ 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
- 28.True or false: water is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sugar (b) soil (c) warmth (d) salt
- 30.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: wet or dry cotton is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🛟 What should you do after touching soil or seeds? (a) lick your fingers (b) rub your eyes (c) skip washing (d) wash your hands
- 32.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) yeast (b) water (c) moong seeds (d) a small bowl
- 33.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) water (b) air (c) salt (d) warmth
- 34.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a battery cell (b) moong seeds (c) a magnet (d) yeast
- 35.True or false: salt is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) moong seeds (b) a small bowl (c) a battery cell (d) a few days
- 37.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) moong seeds (b) cotton wool (c) water (d) a balloon
- 38.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a balloon (b) yeast (c) water (d) a battery cell
- 39.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the same bowls (b) how many seeds sprout (c) the same place (d) the number of seeds
- 40.True or false: yeast is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- warmth
- needed to sprout
- we measure it
- False
- air
- a mirror
- they do not sprout
- True
- wet or dry cotton
- does not sprout
- yeast
- needed
- sunlight
- seeds on dry cotton
- yes, they sprout
- not needed
- not needed to sprout
- salt
- does not sprout
- True
- True
- we keep it the same
- soil
- a tiny root
- sprouts
- True
- we keep it the same
- False
- warmth
- False
- wash your hands
- yeast
- salt
- moong seeds
- False
- a battery cell
- a balloon
- water
- how many seeds sprout
- False
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