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