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