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