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