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 kept the same? (a) wet or dry cotton (b) how many seeds sprout (c) the kind of seeds
- 2.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: wet or dry cotton is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 3.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) salt (b) sugar (c) soil (d) warmth
- 4.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) how many seeds sprout (b) wet or dry cotton (c) the number of seeds (d) the same place
- 5.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a small bowl (b) a few days (c) moong seeds (d) a battery cell
- 6.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) boiled seeds (b) seeds in the freezer (c) seeds on dry cotton (d) seeds on wet cotton
- 7.True or false: sugar is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 8.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) soil (b) salt (c) water (d) sunlight
- 9.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the kind of seeds is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 10.🌱 Is salt needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 11.🛟 What should you do after touching soil or seeds? (a) wash your hands (b) rub your eyes (c) skip washing (d) lick your fingers
- 12.🌱 What comes out of a moong seed first when it sprouts? (a) a fruit (b) a flower (c) a tiny root (d) a thorn
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) air (b) warmth (c) soil (d) water
- 14.True or false: boiled seeds does not sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🌱 Where does a sprouting seed get its first food from? (a) food stored in the seed (b) the air (c) the cotton wool (d) the sunlight only
- 16.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a balloon (b) a mirror (c) moong seeds (d) yeast
- 17.True or false: water is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 18.🌱 Is soil needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 19.🧺 Do we need moong seeds for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 20.True or false: soil is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 21.True or false: seeds on wet cotton sprouts in a few days. (a) True (b) False
- 22.🧺 Do we need water for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 23.⚖️ 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
- 24.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds by a window? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 25.True or false: wet seeds by a window sprouts in a few days. (a) False (b) True
- 26.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 27.🧺 Do we need a few days for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) salt (b) soil (c) warmth (d) sugar
- 29.True or false: a battery cell 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 magnet (b) a few days (c) cotton wool (d) a small bowl
- 31.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the same place is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 32.⚖️ 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
- 33.True or false: salt is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 34.True or false: a mirror is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a small bowl (b) moong seeds (c) water (d) a magnet
- 36.🌱 Will these sprout: boiled seeds? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 37.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds in the dark? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 38.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) air (b) soil (c) sugar (d) sunlight
- 39.🧺 Do we need cotton wool for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 40.🌱 Is sunlight needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
Answer key
- the kind of seeds
- True
- warmth
- wet or dry cotton
- a battery cell
- seeds on wet cotton
- False
- water
- False
- not needed to sprout
- wash your hands
- a tiny root
- soil
- True
- food stored in the seed
- moong seeds
- False
- not needed to sprout
- needed
- False
- True
- needed
- we change it
- sprouts
- True
- not needed
- needed
- warmth
- False
- a magnet
- False
- we measure it
- True
- True
- a magnet
- does not sprout
- sprouts
- air
- needed
- not needed to sprout
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