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 not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) moong seeds (b) cotton wool (c) water (d) a magnet
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) salt (b) air (c) sugar (d) sunlight
- 3.🧺 Do we need water for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 4.🛟 Some seeds from shops are coated with chemicals. What is the safe rule? (a) eat a few to check (b) feed them to pets (c) throw them at friends (d) never put seeds in mouth
- 5.True or false: soil is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🔮 Predict: seeds on wet cotton are kept in the freezer. What happens? (a) they grow fruit (b) they do not sprout (c) they glow (d) they sprout faster
- 7.True or false: wet seeds by a window sprouts in a few days. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) seeds on dry cotton (b) seeds on wet cotton (c) wet seeds in the dark (d) wet seeds by a window
- 9.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds in the freezer? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 10.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 11.True or false: seeds on dry cotton sprouts in a few days. (a) False (b) True
- 12.⚖️ 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
- 13.⚖️ 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
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) air (b) warmth (c) sugar (d) water
- 15.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) sunlight (b) sugar (c) soil (d) water
- 16.🔮 Predict: seeds on wet cotton are kept in a dark cupboard. Will they sprout? (a) no, never (b) they melt (c) they turn to stones (d) yes, they sprout
- 17.True or false: sugar is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 18.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a magnet (b) a mirror (c) a battery cell (d) a few days
- 19.🌱 Is warmth needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cotton wool (b) a balloon (c) a small bowl (d) moong seeds
- 21.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a mirror (b) turmeric powder (c) a balloon (d) moong seeds
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) warmth (b) air (c) salt (d) water
- 23.True or false: water is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 24.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) seeds in the freezer (b) boiled seeds (c) seeds on wet cotton (d) seeds on dry cotton
- 25.True or false: sunlight is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 26.True or false: wet seeds in the dark does not sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 27.🧺 Do we need a balloon for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 28.📘 What do we call a seed starting to grow? (a) evaporation (b) condensation (c) pollination (d) germination
- 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) moong seeds (b) a battery cell (c) a small bowl (d) water
- 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a small bowl (b) a few days (c) water (d) turmeric powder
- 31.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) seeds on wet cotton (b) wet seeds by a window (c) wet seeds in the dark (d) boiled seeds
- 32.🧺 Do we need cotton wool for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 33.🌱 Is air needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 34.🧺 Do we need a magnet for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 35.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) seeds on dry cotton (b) seeds in the freezer (c) wet seeds by a window (d) boiled seeds
- 36.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) soil (b) water (c) air (d) warmth
- 37.True or false: a small bowl is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 38.⚖️ 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
- 39.True or false: a few days is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🧺 Do we need moong seeds for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
Answer key
- a magnet
- air
- needed
- never put seeds in mouth
- False
- they do not sprout
- True
- seeds on dry cotton
- does not sprout
- not needed
- False
- we keep it the same
- True
- sugar
- water
- yes, they sprout
- False
- a few days
- needed to sprout
- a balloon
- moong seeds
- salt
- False
- seeds on wet cotton
- False
- False
- not needed
- germination
- a battery cell
- turmeric powder
- boiled seeds
- needed
- needed to sprout
- not needed
- wet seeds by a window
- soil
- True
- we change it
- False
- needed
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