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