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.🌱 Will these sprout: boiled seeds? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 2.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 3.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on dry cotton? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 4.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “wet or dry cotton”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 5.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the same bowls”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 6.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the kind of seeds is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 7.True or false: wet seeds in the dark does not sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a few days (b) a small bowl (c) a mirror (d) water
- 9.🌱 Is air needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 10.🔮 Predict: seeds on wet cotton are kept in the freezer. What happens? (a) they sprout faster (b) they do not sprout (c) they glow (d) they grow fruit
- 11.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a balloon (b) water (c) a battery cell (d) yeast
- 12.🌱 Is water needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 13.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) wet seeds by a window (b) seeds on wet cotton (c) wet seeds in the dark (d) seeds on dry cotton
- 14.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the same place is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 15.True or false: wet seeds by a window does not sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 16.⚖️ 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
- 17.🧺 Do we need a magnet for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 18.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the kind of seeds”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 19.True or false: moong seeds is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) moong seeds (b) yeast (c) cotton wool (d) a small bowl
- 21.🌱 What comes out of a moong seed first when it sprouts? (a) a thorn (b) a flower (c) a fruit (d) a tiny root
- 22.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) water (c) a small bowl (d) a few days
- 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) moong seeds (b) a small bowl (c) a magnet (d) cotton wool
- 24.🧺 Do we need a small bowl for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 25.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds in the dark? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 26.🌱 Is sunlight needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 27.🔮 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
- 28.🧺 Do we need water for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 29.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is kept the same? (a) wet or dry cotton (b) the kind of seeds (c) how many seeds sprout
- 30.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: how many seeds sprout is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 31.True or false: wet seeds in the dark sprouts in a few days. (a) True (b) False
- 32.True or false: air is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 33.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the kind of seeds (b) the same place (c) how many seeds sprout (d) wet or dry cotton
- 34.True or false: seeds on dry cotton does not sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) water (b) moong seeds (c) cotton wool (d) yeast
- 36.True or false: moong seeds is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a battery cell (b) cotton wool (c) water (d) moong seeds
- 38.True or false: cotton wool is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 39.True or false: a balloon is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🔮 Predict: sprouts grow in the dark for a week. What colour are their leaves? (a) dark green (b) pale yellow (c) blue (d) bright red
Answer key
- does not sprout
- not needed
- does not sprout
- we change it
- we keep it the same
- False
- False
- a mirror
- needed to sprout
- they do not sprout
- water
- needed to sprout
- seeds on dry cotton
- False
- False
- we measure it
- not needed
- we keep it the same
- True
- yeast
- a tiny root
- a mirror
- a magnet
- needed
- sprouts
- not needed to sprout
- yes, they sprout
- needed
- the kind of seeds
- False
- True
- True
- how many seeds sprout
- True
- yeast
- False
- a battery cell
- True
- True
- pale yellow
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