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.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the same place (b) the same bowls (c) wet or dry cotton (d) the kind of seeds
- 2.🧺 Do we need moong seeds for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 3.🛟 What should you do after touching soil or seeds? (a) rub your eyes (b) wash your hands (c) skip washing (d) lick your fingers
- 4.🔮 Predict: seeds on wet cotton are kept in a dark cupboard. Will they sprout? (a) no, never (b) they melt (c) yes, they sprout (d) they turn to stones
- 5.True or false: a magnet is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 6.🔮 Predict: seeds on wet cotton are kept in the freezer. What happens? (a) they sprout faster (b) they grow fruit (c) they glow (d) they do not sprout
- 7.⚖️ 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) the kind of seeds (d) how many seeds sprout
- 8.🌱 Seeds need water, air and ___ to sprout. (a) soil (b) sugar (c) warmth (d) salt
- 9.⚖️ 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 kind of seeds
- 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cotton wool (b) a small bowl (c) a battery cell (d) moong seeds
- 11.True or false: a few days is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sugar (b) soil (c) water (d) sunlight
- 13.True or false: water is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) soil (b) sunlight (c) warmth (d) salt
- 15.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds by a window? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 16.True or false: wet seeds by a window sprouts in a few days. (a) False (b) True
- 17.🌱 Is salt needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 18.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) seeds in the freezer (b) boiled seeds (c) wet seeds in the dark (d) seeds on dry cotton
- 19.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 20.True or false: salt is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 21.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the same bowls is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) soil (b) salt (c) sugar (d) warmth
- 23.🧺 Do we need a small bowl for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 24.📘 What do we call a seed starting to grow? (a) pollination (b) germination (c) condensation (d) evaporation
- 25.🧺 Do we need yeast for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a small bowl (b) water (c) cotton wool (d) a magnet
- 27.True or false: sugar is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) salt (b) sunlight (c) water (d) soil
- 29.🛟 Some seeds from shops are coated with chemicals. What is the safe rule? (a) never put seeds in mouth (b) feed them to pets (c) throw them at friends (d) eat a few to check
- 30.🧺 Do we need cotton wool for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 31.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 32.True or false: boiled seeds does not sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 33.⚖️ 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
- 34.🌱 What comes out of a moong seed first when it sprouts? (a) a fruit (b) a thorn (c) a tiny root (d) a flower
- 35.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a few days (b) a mirror (c) a magnet (d) turmeric powder
- 36.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a magnet (b) a balloon (c) moong seeds (d) yeast
- 37.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the same bowls”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 38.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a few days (b) a battery cell (c) cotton wool (d) moong seeds
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) salt (b) soil (c) sunlight (d) air
- 40.True or false: a small bowl is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- wet or dry cotton
- needed
- wash your hands
- yes, they sprout
- True
- they do not sprout
- how many seeds sprout
- warmth
- the kind of seeds
- a battery cell
- True
- water
- False
- warmth
- sprouts
- True
- not needed to sprout
- wet seeds in the dark
- not needed
- True
- False
- warmth
- needed
- germination
- not needed
- a magnet
- True
- water
- never put seeds in mouth
- needed
- not needed
- True
- we keep it the same
- a tiny root
- a few days
- moong seeds
- we keep it the same
- a battery cell
- air
- True
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