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.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) sugar (b) sunlight (c) salt (d) air
- 2.🌱 Is soil needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 3.🧺 Do we need water for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 4.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 5.🛟 What should you do after touching soil or seeds? (a) rub your eyes (b) lick your fingers (c) skip washing (d) wash your hands
- 6.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds in the freezer? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 7.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) seeds on dry cotton (b) wet seeds in the dark (c) seeds in the freezer (d) boiled seeds
- 8.🛟 Some seeds from shops are coated with chemicals. What is the safe rule? (a) throw them at friends (b) eat a few to check (c) feed them to pets (d) never put seeds in mouth
- 9.🌱 Is water needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 10.True or false: salt is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 11.🔮 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
- 12.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a small bowl (b) a battery cell (c) water (d) cotton wool
- 13.🧺 Do we need a mirror for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 14.True or false: soil is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 15.True or false: a battery cell is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a small bowl (b) a magnet (c) cotton wool (d) water
- 17.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the same bowls (b) the same place (c) the number of seeds (d) wet or dry cotton
- 18.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 19.🌱 Will these sprout: boiled seeds? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 20.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) seeds on wet cotton (b) wet seeds in the dark (c) wet seeds by a window (d) seeds on dry cotton
- 21.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the same bowls”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 22.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a few days (b) a small bowl (c) cotton wool (d) a balloon
- 23.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is kept the same? (a) wet or dry cotton (b) the same bowls (c) how many seeds sprout
- 24.True or false: warmth is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🧺 Do we need cotton wool for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 26.True or false: wet seeds in the dark does not sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 27.⚖️ 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
- 28.True or false: air is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) warmth (b) sugar (c) soil (d) salt
- 30.🧺 Do we need a few days for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 31.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the same bowls is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 32.True or false: air is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 33.🌱 Where does a sprouting seed get its first food from? (a) food stored in the seed (b) the air (c) the sunlight only (d) the cotton wool
- 34.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “how many seeds sprout”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 35.🌱 Seeds need water, air and ___ to sprout. (a) salt (b) warmth (c) sugar (d) soil
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) air (b) water (c) warmth (d) sugar
- 37.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on wet cotton? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 39.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds in the dark? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 40.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) seeds on wet cotton (b) seeds in the freezer (c) boiled seeds (d) seeds on dry cotton
Answer key
- air
- not needed to sprout
- needed
- not needed
- wash your hands
- does not sprout
- wet seeds in the dark
- never put seeds in mouth
- needed to sprout
- True
- pale yellow
- a battery cell
- not needed
- True
- False
- a magnet
- wet or dry cotton
- False
- does not sprout
- seeds on dry cotton
- we keep it the same
- a balloon
- the same bowls
- False
- needed
- False
- True
- True
- warmth
- needed
- True
- False
- food stored in the seed
- we measure it
- warmth
- sugar
- True
- sprouts
- sprouts
- seeds on wet cotton
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