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 place is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 2.🧺 Do we need a few days for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 3.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) boiled seeds (b) seeds on dry cotton (c) seeds in the freezer (d) wet seeds in the dark
- 4.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “how many seeds sprout”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 5.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds in the dark? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 6.True or false: sugar is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 7.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the same bowls (b) how many seeds sprout (c) wet or dry cotton
- 8.🌱 What comes out of a moong seed first when it sprouts? (a) a tiny root (b) a thorn (c) a flower (d) a fruit
- 9.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the number of seeds”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 10.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) cotton wool (b) a small bowl (c) moong seeds (d) a balloon
- 11.🌱 Is sunlight needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 12.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a magnet (b) turmeric powder (c) a battery cell (d) water
- 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) a small bowl (c) water (d) cotton wool
- 14.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: how many seeds sprout is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) soil (b) air (c) sugar (d) salt
- 16.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the same bowls (b) the number of seeds (c) wet or dry cotton (d) the same place
- 17.True or false: seeds on dry cotton sprouts in a few days. (a) False (b) True
- 18.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on wet cotton? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 19.🌱 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
- 20.⚖️ 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
- 21.🔮 Predict: seeds on wet cotton are kept in the freezer. What happens? (a) they glow (b) they sprout faster (c) they do not sprout (d) they grow fruit
- 22.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the same place is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cotton wool (b) a small bowl (c) moong seeds (d) a mirror
- 24.True or false: soil is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 25.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is what we measure? (a) wet or dry cotton (b) the kind of seeds (c) the number of seeds (d) how many seeds sprout
- 26.True or false: a balloon is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 27.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) seeds in the freezer (b) boiled seeds (c) seeds on dry cotton (d) seeds on wet cotton
- 28.True or false: seeds on dry cotton does not sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 29.True or false: sunlight is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 30.🛟 What should you do after touching soil or seeds? (a) lick your fingers (b) rub your eyes (c) wash your hands (d) skip washing
- 31.True or false: water is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 32.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) salt (b) sugar (c) sunlight (d) air
- 33.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the same bowls”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 34.True or false: warmth is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 35.True or false: water is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) boiled seeds (b) wet seeds in the dark (c) wet seeds by a window (d) seeds on wet cotton
- 37.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) seeds on wet cotton (b) seeds on dry cotton (c) wet seeds in the dark (d) wet seeds by a window
- 38.🧺 Do we need a magnet for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 39.🌱 Will these sprout: boiled seeds? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 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
- False
- needed
- wet seeds in the dark
- we measure it
- sprouts
- True
- the same bowls
- a tiny root
- we keep it the same
- a balloon
- not needed to sprout
- water
- a magnet
- False
- air
- wet or dry cotton
- False
- sprouts
- they have no water
- we keep it the same
- they do not sprout
- False
- a mirror
- False
- how many seeds sprout
- True
- seeds on wet cotton
- True
- False
- wash your hands
- False
- air
- we keep it the same
- True
- False
- boiled seeds
- seeds on dry cotton
- not needed
- does not sprout
- we change it
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