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