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) wash your hands (c) lick your fingers (d) rub your eyes
- 2.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the same place (b) the number of seeds (c) the kind of seeds (d) wet or dry cotton
- 3.🌱 Is warmth needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 4.True or false: warmth is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 5.True or false: boiled seeds does not sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 6.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on wet cotton? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 7.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) boiled seeds (b) wet seeds by a window (c) wet seeds in the dark (d) seeds on wet cotton
- 8.True or false: wet seeds in the dark sprouts in a few days. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🔮 Predict: seeds on wet cotton are kept in the freezer. What happens? (a) they grow fruit (b) they do not sprout (c) they glow (d) they sprout faster
- 10.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the kind of seeds is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 11.🌱 Seeds need water, air and ___ to sprout. (a) soil (b) sugar (c) salt (d) warmth
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) salt (b) sunlight (c) soil (d) water
- 13.True or false: seeds on wet cotton sprouts in a few days. (a) False (b) True
- 14.🧺 Do we need a balloon for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 15.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on dry cotton? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 16.🛟 Some seeds from shops are coated with chemicals. What is the safe rule? (a) eat a few to check (b) throw them at friends (c) feed them to pets (d) never put seeds in mouth
- 17.True or false: sugar is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 18.🧺 Do we need moong seeds for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 19.True or false: moong seeds is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a battery cell (b) moong seeds (c) a mirror (d) a balloon
- 21.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) seeds in the freezer (b) wet seeds in the dark (c) wet seeds by a window (d) seeds on wet cotton
- 22.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) sunlight (b) air (c) sugar (d) soil
- 23.📘 What do we call a seed starting to grow? (a) evaporation (b) condensation (c) pollination (d) germination
- 24.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the kind of seeds is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 25.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🌱 Is sunlight needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 27.🔮 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
- 28.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the same place”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) water (b) air (c) sunlight (d) warmth
- 30.True or false: a mirror is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 31.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the number of seeds is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 32.True or false: seeds in the freezer does not sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 33.🌱 Where does a sprouting seed get its first food from? (a) the cotton wool (b) the sunlight only (c) the air (d) food stored in the seed
- 34.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the number of seeds (b) wet or dry cotton (c) how many seeds sprout (d) the same bowls
- 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) moong seeds (b) a balloon (c) cotton wool (d) water
- 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) cotton wool (c) a small bowl (d) moong seeds
- 37.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the same place is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) seeds in the freezer (b) wet seeds by a window (c) seeds on dry cotton (d) boiled seeds
- 39.True or false: a few days is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 40.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- wash your hands
- wet or dry cotton
- needed to sprout
- False
- True
- sprouts
- boiled seeds
- True
- they do not sprout
- False
- warmth
- water
- True
- not needed
- does not sprout
- never put seeds in mouth
- False
- needed
- True
- moong seeds
- seeds in the freezer
- air
- germination
- True
- True
- not needed to sprout
- yes, they sprout
- we keep it the same
- sunlight
- True
- False
- True
- food stored in the seed
- how many seeds sprout
- a balloon
- a magnet
- False
- wet seeds by a window
- True
- True
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