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 is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) moong seeds (b) a small bowl (c) cotton wool (d) a balloon
- 2.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) sunlight (b) water (c) salt (d) soil
- 3.🧺 Do we need moong seeds for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 4.🔮 Predict: sprouts grow in the dark for a week. What colour are their leaves? (a) blue (b) pale yellow (c) dark green (d) bright red
- 5.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a battery cell (b) yeast (c) a small bowl (d) a mirror
- 6.True or false: seeds in the freezer sprouts in a few days. (a) False (b) True
- 7.⚖️ 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) how many seeds sprout (d) wet or dry cotton
- 8.🧺 Do we need a small bowl for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 9.🌱 What comes out of a moong seed first when it sprouts? (a) a thorn (b) a tiny root (c) a fruit (d) a flower
- 10.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on wet cotton? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) salt (b) sugar (c) soil (d) warmth
- 12.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a battery cell (b) a few days (c) a magnet (d) a balloon
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) air (b) salt (c) water (d) warmth
- 14.📘 What do we call a seed starting to grow? (a) pollination (b) germination (c) evaporation (d) condensation
- 15.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) salt (b) water (c) soil (d) sugar
- 17.🔮 Predict: seeds on wet cotton are kept in the freezer. What happens? (a) they do not sprout (b) they grow fruit (c) they sprout faster (d) they glow
- 18.True or false: boiled seeds sprouts in a few days. (a) True (b) False
- 19.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) soil (b) sunlight (c) salt (d) air
- 20.🧺 Do we need a few days for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 21.🧺 Do we need cotton wool for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 22.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: wet or dry cotton is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 23.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a mirror (b) water (c) turmeric powder (d) a magnet
- 24.True or false: sugar is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 25.🛟 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) feed them to pets (d) throw them at friends
- 26.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds by a window? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 27.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “how many seeds sprout”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 28.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) moong seeds (b) cotton wool (c) water (d) a mirror
- 29.True or false: wet seeds in the dark sprouts in a few days. (a) True (b) False
- 30.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: wet or dry cotton is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds in the freezer? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 32.🌱 Is water needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 33.True or false: soil is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 34.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the kind of seeds is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🧺 Do we need water for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 36.True or false: water is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) wet seeds in the dark (b) seeds in the freezer (c) seeds on wet cotton (d) wet seeds by a window
- 38.True or false: a balloon is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a few days (b) moong seeds (c) cotton wool (d) a magnet
- 40.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: how many seeds sprout is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- a balloon
- water
- needed
- pale yellow
- a small bowl
- False
- wet or dry cotton
- needed
- a tiny root
- sprouts
- warmth
- a few days
- salt
- germination
- not needed
- water
- they do not sprout
- False
- air
- needed
- needed
- False
- water
- True
- never put seeds in mouth
- sprouts
- we measure it
- a mirror
- True
- False
- does not sprout
- needed to sprout
- False
- True
- needed
- True
- seeds in the freezer
- True
- a magnet
- False
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