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