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