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