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