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? True or false: the number of seeds is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 2.True or false: soil is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🌱 Is soil needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sugar (b) salt (c) air (d) soil
- 5.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the kind of seeds is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 6.True or false: seeds in the freezer sprouts in a few days. (a) True (b) False
- 7.True or false: a small bowl is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 8.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the kind of seeds (b) wet or dry cotton (c) the same bowls (d) how many seeds sprout
- 9.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) air (b) water (c) warmth (d) salt
- 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a few days (b) a small bowl (c) yeast (d) moong seeds
- 11.🌱 Why do the seeds on dry cotton not sprout? (a) they have no salt (b) they have no soil (c) they are too wet (d) they have no water
- 12.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) salt (b) sunlight (c) sugar (d) air
- 13.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) sunlight (b) salt (c) soil (d) water
- 14.True or false: water is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 15.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “how many seeds sprout”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 16.True or false: yeast is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 17.True or false: seeds on wet cotton does not sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 18.🧺 Do we need cotton wool for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 19.🌱 Where does a sprouting seed get its first food from? (a) the cotton wool (b) the sunlight only (c) the air (d) food stored in the seed
- 20.🧺 Do we need moong seeds for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 21.🧺 Do we need a mirror for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 22.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) air (b) water (c) warmth (d) soil
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sunlight (b) air (c) water (d) warmth
- 24.🧺 Do we need a balloon for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) moong seeds (b) cotton wool (c) a balloon (d) a small bowl
- 26.🌱 Is sunlight needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 27.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) seeds in the freezer (b) seeds on wet cotton (c) boiled seeds (d) seeds on dry cotton
- 28.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) cotton wool (b) a small bowl (c) a few days (d) yeast
- 29.🌱 Is air needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 30.📘 What do we call a seed starting to grow? (a) pollination (b) germination (c) condensation (d) evaporation
- 31.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a few days (b) a small bowl (c) a battery cell (d) moong seeds
- 32.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “wet or dry cotton”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 33.🛟 What should you do after touching soil or seeds? (a) skip washing (b) wash your hands (c) lick your fingers (d) rub your eyes
- 34.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 35.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the same bowls”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 36.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) boiled seeds (b) seeds on dry cotton (c) seeds in the freezer (d) wet seeds in the dark
- 37.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) wet seeds in the dark (b) wet seeds by a window (c) seeds on wet cotton (d) seeds in the freezer
- 38.🔮 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
- 39.True or false: a battery cell is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 40.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the number of seeds”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
Answer key
- True
- True
- not needed to sprout
- air
- False
- False
- False
- wet or dry cotton
- salt
- yeast
- they have no water
- air
- water
- False
- we measure it
- True
- False
- needed
- food stored in the seed
- needed
- not needed
- soil
- sunlight
- not needed
- a balloon
- not needed to sprout
- seeds on wet cotton
- yeast
- needed to sprout
- germination
- a battery cell
- we change it
- wash your hands
- not needed
- we keep it the same
- wet seeds in the dark
- seeds in the freezer
- they do not sprout
- False
- we keep it the same
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