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