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