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