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