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