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 comes out of a moong seed first when it sprouts? (a) a flower (b) a thorn (c) a tiny root (d) a fruit
- 2.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) water (b) warmth (c) air (d) sugar
- 3.🧺 Do we need cotton wool for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 4.🔮 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
- 5.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds by a window? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 6.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the number of seeds is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 7.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) salt (b) water (c) warmth (d) air
- 8.🌱 Is warmth needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 9.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 10.🛟 Some seeds from shops are coated with chemicals. What is the safe rule? (a) eat a few to check (b) feed them to pets (c) never put seeds in mouth (d) throw them at friends
- 11.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the kind of seeds (b) how many seeds sprout (c) the same bowls (d) wet or dry cotton
- 12.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “how many seeds sprout”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 13.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) seeds on dry cotton (b) seeds in the freezer (c) boiled seeds (d) wet seeds by a window
- 14.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds in the dark? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 15.🔮 Predict: seeds on wet cotton are kept in the freezer. What happens? (a) they sprout faster (b) they glow (c) they grow fruit (d) they do not sprout
- 16.🌱 Is salt needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 17.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the same bowls is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 18.True or false: moong seeds is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 19.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) boiled seeds (b) wet seeds in the dark (c) seeds on dry cotton (d) seeds in the freezer
- 20.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) moong seeds (b) a mirror (c) a small bowl (d) a few days
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) warmth (b) salt (c) sunlight (d) soil
- 22.True or false: wet seeds in the dark sprouts in a few days. (a) True (b) False
- 23.🧺 Do we need a few days for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 24.True or false: boiled seeds does not sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 25.True or false: boiled seeds sprouts in a few days. (a) False (b) True
- 26.🧺 Do we need a mirror for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sunlight (b) sugar (c) air (d) soil
- 28.True or false: a battery cell is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 29.True or false: a small bowl is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 30.True or false: water is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🌱 Seeds need water, air and ___ to sprout. (a) sugar (b) soil (c) salt (d) warmth
- 32.🔮 Predict: sprouts grow in the dark for a week. What colour are their leaves? (a) blue (b) dark green (c) pale yellow (d) bright red
- 33.⚖️ 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
- 34.True or false: soil is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) seeds on wet cotton (b) boiled seeds (c) wet seeds in the dark (d) wet seeds by a window
- 36.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) turmeric powder (b) a mirror (c) a few days (d) a balloon
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sunlight (b) water (c) air (d) warmth
- 38.🌱 Is sugar needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 39.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a small bowl (b) a few days (c) a battery cell (d) moong seeds
- 40.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on dry cotton? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
Answer key
- a tiny root
- sugar
- needed
- yes, they sprout
- sprouts
- True
- salt
- needed to sprout
- not needed
- never put seeds in mouth
- wet or dry cotton
- we measure it
- wet seeds by a window
- sprouts
- they do not sprout
- not needed to sprout
- False
- True
- wet seeds in the dark
- a mirror
- warmth
- True
- needed
- True
- False
- not needed
- air
- False
- False
- True
- warmth
- pale yellow
- we keep it the same
- True
- boiled seeds
- a few days
- sunlight
- not needed to sprout
- a battery cell
- does not sprout
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