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.🛟 What should you do after touching soil or seeds? (a) lick your fingers (b) skip washing (c) wash your hands (d) rub your eyes
- 2.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the number of seeds is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 3.True or false: air is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 4.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) seeds on dry cotton (b) boiled seeds (c) seeds in the freezer (d) wet seeds by a window
- 5.True or false: seeds on wet cotton sprouts in a few days. (a) False (b) True
- 6.True or false: sugar is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 7.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “how many seeds sprout”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 8.🌱 Is warmth needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 9.True or false: yeast is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 10.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) seeds on dry cotton (b) boiled seeds (c) seeds on wet cotton (d) seeds in the freezer
- 11.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a magnet (b) yeast (c) a few days (d) a mirror
- 12.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the number of seeds”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 13.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the kind of seeds (b) wet or dry cotton (c) the number of seeds (d) the same place
- 14.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the same place is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 15.True or false: sunlight is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 16.📘 What do we call a seed starting to grow? (a) pollination (b) condensation (c) germination (d) evaporation
- 17.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is what we measure? (a) wet or dry cotton (b) how many seeds sprout (c) the same bowls (d) the same place
- 18.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) sugar (b) water (c) air (d) warmth
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sugar (b) water (c) salt (d) soil
- 20.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is kept the same? (a) wet or dry cotton (b) the same place (c) how many seeds sprout
- 21.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) yeast (b) water (c) a small bowl (d) a few days
- 22.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the number of seeds (b) how many seeds sprout (c) wet or dry cotton
- 23.🧺 Do we need a magnet for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 24.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the same bowls”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 25.🌱 Is sunlight needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 26.True or false: seeds on wet cotton does not sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 27.🔮 Predict: sprouts grow in the dark for a week. What colour are their leaves? (a) bright red (b) blue (c) pale yellow (d) dark green
- 28.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the same bowls is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 29.🧺 Do we need cotton wool for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 30.True or false: water is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on dry cotton? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 32.True or false: seeds in the freezer does not sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 33.🧺 Do we need a balloon for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 34.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) seeds on wet cotton (b) boiled seeds (c) wet seeds in the dark (d) wet seeds by a window
- 35.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) moong seeds (b) water (c) a few days (d) turmeric powder
- 36.🌱 Is sugar needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 37.🧺 Do we need yeast for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 38.True or false: moong seeds is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🧺 Do we need a small bowl for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 40.🌱 Is soil needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
Answer key
- wash your hands
- False
- False
- wet seeds by a window
- True
- False
- we measure it
- needed to sprout
- True
- seeds on wet cotton
- a few days
- we keep it the same
- wet or dry cotton
- False
- True
- germination
- how many seeds sprout
- sugar
- water
- the same place
- yeast
- the number of seeds
- not needed
- we keep it the same
- not needed to sprout
- False
- pale yellow
- True
- needed
- True
- does not sprout
- True
- not needed
- boiled seeds
- turmeric powder
- not needed to sprout
- not needed
- True
- needed
- not needed to sprout
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