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