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