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) rub your eyes (c) lick your fingers (d) wash your hands
- 2.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 3.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the same bowls is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 4.🔮 Predict: seeds on wet cotton are kept in the freezer. What happens? (a) they glow (b) they grow fruit (c) they do not sprout (d) they sprout faster
- 5.True or false: sugar is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 6.True or false: water is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 7.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) water (b) warmth (c) air (d) sugar
- 8.🌱 Is sugar needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 9.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
- 10.🌱 Will these sprout: boiled seeds? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a few days (b) moong seeds (c) a small bowl (d) a balloon
- 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a small bowl (b) moong seeds (c) a few days (d) a mirror
- 13.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) seeds on dry cotton (b) seeds in the freezer (c) wet seeds in the dark (d) boiled seeds
- 14.🛟 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
- 15.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) air (b) warmth (c) soil (d) water
- 16.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “how many seeds sprout”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 17.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) boiled seeds (b) seeds on wet cotton (c) seeds on dry cotton (d) seeds in the freezer
- 18.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on wet cotton? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 19.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the same bowls (b) the kind of seeds (c) wet or dry cotton (d) the number of seeds
- 20.True or false: a few days is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 21.🔮 Predict: sprouts grow in the dark for a week. What colour are their leaves? (a) bright red (b) dark green (c) pale yellow (d) blue
- 22.🌱 Seeds need water, air and ___ to sprout. (a) sugar (b) soil (c) warmth (d) salt
- 23.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the number of seeds (b) wet or dry cotton (c) how many seeds sprout
- 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: yeast is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 26.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 27.🌱 Is water needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 28.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) air (b) water (c) salt (d) warmth
- 29.True or false: a magnet is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) air (b) sunlight (c) sugar (d) salt
- 31.🌱 Is soil needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 32.🧺 Do we need water for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 33.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) wet seeds in the dark (b) wet seeds by a window (c) seeds on wet cotton (d) seeds on dry cotton
- 34.True or false: air 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 same place”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 36.True or false: seeds on wet cotton sprouts in a few days. (a) True (b) False
- 37.True or false: warmth is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) moong seeds (c) a small bowl (d) water
- 39.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the same bowls is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🧺 Do we need a mirror for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
Answer key
- wash your hands
- True
- False
- they do not sprout
- False
- False
- sugar
- not needed to sprout
- we keep it the same
- does not sprout
- a balloon
- a mirror
- wet seeds in the dark
- never put seeds in mouth
- soil
- we measure it
- seeds on wet cotton
- sprouts
- wet or dry cotton
- True
- pale yellow
- warmth
- the number of seeds
- True
- True
- not needed
- needed to sprout
- salt
- True
- air
- not needed to sprout
- needed
- seeds on dry cotton
- False
- we keep it the same
- True
- True
- turmeric powder
- True
- not needed
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