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.🌱 Seeds need water, air and ___ to sprout. (a) warmth (b) soil (c) sugar (d) salt
- 2.True or false: wet seeds in the dark does not sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 3.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the same place”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 4.True or false: cotton wool is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 5.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) seeds on wet cotton (b) wet seeds in the dark (c) boiled seeds (d) wet seeds by a window
- 6.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on wet cotton? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 7.🛟 What should you do after touching soil or seeds? (a) skip washing (b) rub your eyes (c) wash your hands (d) lick your fingers
- 8.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is kept the same? (a) how many seeds sprout (b) the same place (c) wet or dry cotton
- 9.⚖️ 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) the kind of seeds (d) how many seeds sprout
- 10.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the kind of seeds (b) wet or dry cotton (c) the same place (d) the number of seeds
- 11.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) cotton wool (b) yeast (c) moong seeds (d) a small bowl
- 12.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
- 13.🌱 Where does a sprouting seed get its first food from? (a) the cotton wool (b) the sunlight only (c) food stored in the seed (d) the air
- 14.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) wet seeds in the dark (b) wet seeds by a window (c) seeds on wet cotton (d) seeds on dry cotton
- 15.🧺 Do we need a few days for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 16.🧺 Do we need yeast for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 17.🌱 Why do the seeds on dry cotton not sprout? (a) they are too wet (b) they have no salt (c) they have no water (d) they have no soil
- 18.True or false: seeds on wet cotton sprouts in a few days. (a) True (b) False
- 19.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds by a window? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 20.True or false: soil is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 21.🔮 Predict: seeds on wet cotton are kept in a dark cupboard. Will they sprout? (a) they turn to stones (b) yes, they sprout (c) they melt (d) no, never
- 22.🧺 Do we need moong seeds for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 23.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a balloon (b) a small bowl (c) a magnet (d) a mirror
- 24.⚖️ 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 bowls
- 25.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the same bowls”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 26.🧺 Do we need a magnet for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 27.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on dry cotton? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 28.True or false: wet seeds by a window does not sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) seeds in the freezer (b) seeds on wet cotton (c) wet seeds in the dark (d) wet seeds by a window
- 30.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: how many seeds sprout is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a mirror (b) cotton wool (c) yeast (d) a balloon
- 32.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a small bowl (b) moong seeds (c) a battery cell (d) water
- 33.True or false: seeds in the freezer sprouts in a few days. (a) False (b) True
- 34.True or false: a balloon is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 35.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the kind of seeds is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🌱 Is soil needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 37.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) sunlight (b) soil (c) air (d) sugar
- 38.True or false: sugar is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🌱 Is warmth needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 40.True or false: sugar is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- warmth
- False
- we keep it the same
- True
- boiled seeds
- sprouts
- wash your hands
- the same place
- how many seeds sprout
- wet or dry cotton
- yeast
- we change it
- food stored in the seed
- seeds on dry cotton
- needed
- not needed
- they have no water
- True
- sprouts
- True
- yes, they sprout
- needed
- a small bowl
- the same bowls
- we keep it the same
- not needed
- does not sprout
- False
- seeds in the freezer
- False
- cotton wool
- a battery cell
- False
- True
- True
- not needed to sprout
- air
- True
- needed to sprout
- False
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