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.True or false: wet seeds by a window does not sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 2.⚖️ 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
- 3.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the number of seeds is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) warmth (b) air (c) water (d) soil
- 5.True or false: a battery cell is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) seeds on dry cotton (b) wet seeds in the dark (c) seeds in the freezer (d) boiled seeds
- 7.⚖️ 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
- 8.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the same bowls”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 9.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the same bowls is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) a few days (c) cotton wool (d) moong seeds
- 11.🌱 Will these sprout: boiled seeds? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 12.🧺 Do we need a few days for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 13.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: wet or dry cotton is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) seeds on wet cotton (b) wet seeds by a window (c) wet seeds in the dark (d) boiled seeds
- 15.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) wet seeds by a window (b) seeds in the freezer (c) seeds on dry cotton (d) boiled seeds
- 16.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds in the dark? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 17.🌱 Is water needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 18.🌱 What comes out of a moong seed first when it sprouts? (a) a flower (b) a tiny root (c) a fruit (d) a thorn
- 19.True or false: a small bowl is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 20.🧺 Do we need a balloon for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 21.🧺 Do we need a magnet for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 22.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds in the freezer? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) warmth (b) water (c) sugar (d) air
- 24.True or false: cotton wool is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 25.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on wet cotton? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) water (b) a few days (c) moong seeds (d) a balloon
- 27.True or false: a magnet is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) moong seeds (b) a mirror (c) water (d) a few days
- 29.🧺 Do we need cotton wool for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a few days (b) moong seeds (c) a battery cell (d) cotton wool
- 31.🔮 Predict: seeds on wet cotton are kept in the freezer. What happens? (a) they sprout faster (b) they do not sprout (c) they grow fruit (d) they glow
- 32.🌱 Seeds need water, air and ___ to sprout. (a) salt (b) soil (c) sugar (d) warmth
- 33.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) yeast (b) a battery cell (c) a balloon (d) cotton wool
- 34.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) sugar (b) salt (c) soil (d) air
- 35.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the number of seeds is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 36.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) boiled seeds (b) seeds on dry cotton (c) seeds on wet cotton (d) seeds in the freezer
- 37.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) soil (b) salt (c) sugar (d) warmth
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) air (b) warmth (c) water (d) salt
- 39.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cotton wool (b) water (c) yeast (d) moong seeds
- 40.True or false: wet seeds in the dark sprouts in a few days. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- False
- we keep it the same
- False
- soil
- False
- wet seeds in the dark
- we change it
- we keep it the same
- True
- turmeric powder
- does not sprout
- needed
- True
- boiled seeds
- wet seeds by a window
- sprouts
- needed to sprout
- a tiny root
- True
- not needed
- not needed
- does not sprout
- sugar
- False
- sprouts
- a balloon
- False
- a mirror
- needed
- a battery cell
- they do not sprout
- warmth
- cotton wool
- air
- True
- seeds on wet cotton
- warmth
- salt
- yeast
- True
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