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