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