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