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