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