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