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 “wet or dry cotton”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 2.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) boiled seeds (b) seeds in the freezer (c) seeds on wet cotton (d) seeds on dry cotton
- 3.True or false: air is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 4.True or false: a small bowl is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a battery cell (b) turmeric powder (c) yeast (d) cotton wool
- 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a few days (b) water (c) cotton wool (d) a magnet
- 7.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on wet cotton? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 8.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the kind of seeds is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 9.🌱 Is air needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 10.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: wet or dry cotton is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 11.⚖️ 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
- 12.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is what we measure? (a) how many seeds sprout (b) the kind of seeds (c) wet or dry cotton (d) the same bowls
- 13.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) warmth (b) air (c) sugar (d) water
- 14.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a small bowl (b) yeast (c) moong seeds (d) a few days
- 16.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a small bowl (b) yeast (c) a magnet (d) a battery cell
- 17.📘 What do we call a seed starting to grow? (a) germination (b) condensation (c) pollination (d) evaporation
- 18.🧺 Do we need a magnet for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 19.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: wet or dry cotton is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) water (b) yeast (c) moong seeds (d) a small bowl
- 21.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) wet seeds in the dark (b) seeds on wet cotton (c) seeds in the freezer (d) wet seeds by a window
- 22.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) sunlight (b) sugar (c) salt (d) air
- 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) water (c) a small bowl (d) moong seeds
- 24.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) sugar (b) water (c) soil (d) salt
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) air (b) sugar (c) water (d) warmth
- 26.True or false: a mirror is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 27.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a magnet (b) a balloon (c) a mirror (d) a few days
- 28.🌱 Why do the seeds on dry cotton not sprout? (a) they have no water (b) they are too wet (c) they have no soil (d) they have no salt
- 29.🌱 Is water needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 30.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a mirror (b) a magnet (c) moong seeds (d) turmeric powder
- 31.🧺 Do we need water for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 32.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: how many seeds sprout is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 33.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a small bowl (b) a few days (c) cotton wool (d) a battery cell
- 34.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds by a window? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 35.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) how many seeds sprout (b) the same place (c) wet or dry cotton (d) the number of seeds
- 36.🌱 Is sunlight needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 37.True or false: warmth is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) water (b) warmth (c) air (d) soil
- 39.True or false: water is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
Answer key
- we change it
- seeds on wet cotton
- True
- True
- cotton wool
- a magnet
- sprouts
- True
- needed to sprout
- False
- we keep it the same
- how many seeds sprout
- sugar
- not needed
- yeast
- a small bowl
- germination
- not needed
- False
- yeast
- seeds in the freezer
- air
- a battery cell
- water
- sugar
- False
- a few days
- they have no water
- needed to sprout
- moong seeds
- needed
- True
- a battery cell
- sprouts
- wet or dry cotton
- not needed to sprout
- True
- soil
- False
- not needed
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