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