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