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