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