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