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.🛟 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
- 2.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds in the freezer? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 3.True or false: warmth is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 4.🌱 What comes out of a moong seed first when it sprouts? (a) a tiny root (b) a flower (c) a thorn (d) a fruit
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) air (b) water (c) soil (d) warmth
- 6.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) boiled seeds (b) wet seeds in the dark (c) seeds on dry cotton (d) seeds in the freezer
- 7.🧺 Do we need a balloon for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 8.🔮 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
- 9.True or false: yeast is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 10.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) air (b) warmth (c) water (d) salt
- 11.🌱 Will these sprout: boiled seeds? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 12.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is what we measure? (a) wet or dry cotton (b) how many seeds sprout (c) the number of seeds (d) the same bowls
- 13.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the same place is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 14.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) warmth (b) air (c) soil (d) water
- 15.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) sunlight (b) salt (c) air (d) sugar
- 16.🧺 Do we need water for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 17.🛟 What should you do after touching soil or seeds? (a) lick your fingers (b) skip washing (c) rub your eyes (d) wash your hands
- 18.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the number of seeds (b) wet or dry cotton (c) the same place (d) the same bowls
- 19.True or false: soil is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 20.True or false: seeds on wet cotton sprouts in a few days. (a) False (b) True
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) warmth (b) sunlight (c) air (d) water
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) water (b) sunlight (c) soil (d) salt
- 23.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) seeds on wet cotton (b) wet seeds in the dark (c) boiled seeds (d) wet seeds by a window
- 24.⚖️ 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
- 25.True or false: sunlight is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 26.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “wet or dry cotton”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 27.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) soil (b) water (c) sugar (d) sunlight
- 28.🧺 Do we need a mirror for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 29.🔮 Predict: sprouts grow in the dark for a week. What colour are their leaves? (a) bright red (b) blue (c) dark green (d) pale yellow
- 30.True or false: a small bowl is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🧺 Do we need a few days for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 32.🌱 Where does a sprouting seed get its first food from? (a) the sunlight only (b) the cotton wool (c) food stored in the seed (d) the air
- 33.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) turmeric powder (b) a battery cell (c) a balloon (d) a small bowl
- 34.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) boiled seeds (b) seeds on wet cotton (c) seeds in the freezer (d) seeds on dry cotton
- 35.📘 What do we call a seed starting to grow? (a) condensation (b) evaporation (c) pollination (d) germination
- 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) water (c) a few days (d) cotton wool
- 37.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) water (b) yeast (c) a magnet (d) turmeric powder
- 38.🧺 Do we need a small bowl for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 39.True or false: a balloon is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 40.⚖️ 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
Answer key
- never put seeds in mouth
- does not sprout
- False
- a tiny root
- soil
- wet seeds in the dark
- not needed
- they do not sprout
- False
- salt
- does not sprout
- how many seeds sprout
- False
- soil
- air
- needed
- wash your hands
- wet or dry cotton
- False
- True
- sunlight
- water
- boiled seeds
- the kind of seeds
- True
- we change it
- water
- not needed
- pale yellow
- False
- needed
- food stored in the seed
- a small bowl
- seeds on wet cotton
- germination
- a mirror
- water
- needed
- False
- we measure it
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