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