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