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 “the same place”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cotton wool (b) turmeric powder (c) water (d) a few days
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) soil (b) warmth (c) sugar (d) sunlight
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) water (b) soil (c) warmth (d) air
- 5.True or false: wet seeds in the dark does not sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 6.⚖️ 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
- 7.🧺 Do we need a balloon for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 8.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) cotton wool (b) a few days (c) moong seeds (d) turmeric powder
- 9.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) cotton wool (b) a mirror (c) turmeric powder (d) a magnet
- 10.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a mirror (b) a battery cell (c) a few days (d) turmeric powder
- 11.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds in the freezer? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 12.🌱 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
- 13.True or false: sunlight is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) boiled seeds (b) seeds on wet cotton (c) seeds in the freezer (d) seeds on dry cotton
- 15.🧺 Do we need a mirror for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 16.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) air (b) water (c) soil (d) warmth
- 17.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is kept the same? (a) how many seeds sprout (b) wet or dry cotton (c) the number of seeds
- 18.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: wet or dry cotton is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 19.🔮 Predict: seeds on wet cotton are kept in a dark cupboard. Will they sprout? (a) they turn to stones (b) no, never (c) they melt (d) yes, they sprout
- 20.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) seeds in the freezer (b) wet seeds by a window (c) seeds on dry cotton (d) boiled seeds
- 21.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) sugar (b) air (c) warmth (d) water
- 22.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: how many seeds sprout is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 23.True or false: moong seeds is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 24.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the number of seeds”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 25.True or false: air is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 26.True or false: a mirror is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 27.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds in the dark? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 28.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the kind of seeds”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 29.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the kind of seeds is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 30.True or false: seeds on wet cotton does not sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) water (b) a few days (c) cotton wool (d) a magnet
- 32.⚖️ 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
- 33.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the same bowls (b) the kind of seeds (c) the number of seeds (d) wet or dry cotton
- 34.🛟 Some seeds from shops are coated with chemicals. What is the safe rule? (a) feed them to pets (b) eat a few to check (c) throw them at friends (d) never put seeds in mouth
- 35.🌱 Is warmth needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 36.True or false: boiled seeds sprouts in a few days. (a) True (b) False
- 37.🌱 Is soil needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) moong seeds (b) a few days (c) water (d) a balloon
- 39.🌱 Is air needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 40.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a small bowl (b) a magnet (c) a balloon (d) a mirror
Answer key
- we keep it the same
- turmeric powder
- warmth
- soil
- False
- True
- not needed
- turmeric powder
- cotton wool
- a few days
- does not sprout
- seeds in the freezer
- False
- seeds on wet cotton
- not needed
- soil
- the number of seeds
- False
- yes, they sprout
- wet seeds by a window
- sugar
- False
- False
- we keep it the same
- True
- False
- sprouts
- we keep it the same
- False
- False
- a magnet
- we change it
- wet or dry cotton
- never put seeds in mouth
- needed to sprout
- False
- not needed to sprout
- a balloon
- needed to sprout
- a small bowl
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