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