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