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