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) seeds on wet cotton (b) wet seeds in the dark (c) wet seeds by a window (d) boiled seeds
- 2.True or false: yeast is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🧺 Do we need a balloon for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 4.🌱 Is soil needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 5.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the kind of seeds is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 6.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “how many seeds sprout”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 7.True or false: boiled seeds sprouts in a few days. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) moong seeds (b) a small bowl (c) yeast (d) a few days
- 9.🌱 Is warmth needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 10.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) cotton wool (b) turmeric powder (c) a mirror (d) a magnet
- 11.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) turmeric powder (b) a mirror (c) water (d) a balloon
- 12.True or false: yeast is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) air (b) soil (c) water (d) warmth
- 14.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the same bowls is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) a small bowl (c) cotton wool (d) moong seeds
- 16.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the same place is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 17.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the same bowls is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 18.🧺 Do we need a small bowl for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 19.⚖️ 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
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) warmth (b) sunlight (c) soil (d) sugar
- 21.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) soil (b) sunlight (c) salt (d) warmth
- 22.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on dry cotton? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 23.🌱 Will these sprout: boiled seeds? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 24.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) water (b) warmth (c) salt (d) air
- 25.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the same bowls”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 26.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) soil (b) salt (c) water (d) sunlight
- 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a few days (b) a balloon (c) water (d) a small bowl
- 28.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the number of seeds is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🔮 Predict: seeds on wet cotton are kept in the freezer. What happens? (a) they glow (b) they sprout faster (c) they do not sprout (d) they grow fruit
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) water (b) warmth (c) salt (d) air
- 31.🌱 Why do the seeds on dry cotton not sprout? (a) they have no soil (b) they have no water (c) they have no salt (d) they are too wet
- 32.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is what we measure? (a) wet or dry cotton (b) the same place (c) how many seeds sprout (d) the same bowls
- 33.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) water (b) a small bowl (c) cotton wool (d) a battery cell
- 34.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) turmeric powder (b) a magnet (c) a balloon (d) a small bowl
- 35.🛟 What should you do after touching soil or seeds? (a) rub your eyes (b) wash your hands (c) skip washing (d) lick your fingers
- 36.🌱 Where does a sprouting seed get its first food from? (a) the sunlight only (b) the air (c) food stored in the seed (d) the cotton wool
- 37.True or false: seeds on wet cotton does not sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) seeds in the freezer (b) seeds on dry cotton (c) wet seeds in the dark (d) boiled seeds
- 39.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 40.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the kind of seeds is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- boiled seeds
- True
- not needed
- not needed to sprout
- False
- we measure it
- False
- yeast
- needed to sprout
- cotton wool
- water
- False
- soil
- True
- a battery cell
- False
- False
- needed
- we keep it the same
- warmth
- warmth
- does not sprout
- does not sprout
- salt
- we keep it the same
- water
- a balloon
- True
- they do not sprout
- salt
- they have no water
- how many seeds sprout
- a battery cell
- a small bowl
- wash your hands
- food stored in the seed
- False
- wet seeds in the dark
- False
- True
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