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