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 do we call a seed starting to grow? (a) evaporation (b) pollination (c) condensation (d) germination
- 2.🛟 What should you do after touching soil or seeds? (a) rub your eyes (b) lick your fingers (c) wash your hands (d) skip washing
- 3.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the number of seeds”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 4.🧺 Do we need a magnet for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a small bowl (b) moong seeds (c) turmeric powder (d) water
- 6.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a small bowl (b) moong seeds (c) cotton wool (d) turmeric powder
- 7.🧺 Do we need a balloon for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 8.True or false: seeds on dry cotton does not sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 9.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) yeast (b) a balloon (c) a battery cell (d) moong seeds
- 10.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) water (b) yeast (c) cotton wool (d) a small bowl
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) warmth (b) sunlight (c) soil (d) sugar
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sunlight (b) warmth (c) water (d) air
- 13.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the same place is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 14.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) water (b) air (c) warmth (d) salt
- 16.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds in the dark? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 17.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a small bowl (b) moong seeds (c) cotton wool (d) a mirror
- 18.True or false: salt is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🌱 Is warmth needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cotton wool (b) a small bowl (c) a balloon (d) water
- 21.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) moong seeds (b) a battery cell (c) a small bowl (d) a few days
- 22.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is kept the same? (a) how many seeds sprout (b) the kind of seeds (c) wet or dry cotton
- 23.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) wet seeds by a window (b) seeds on wet cotton (c) seeds on dry cotton (d) wet seeds in the dark
- 24.🧺 Do we need a small bowl for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 25.⚖️ 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 same bowls (d) the same place
- 26.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) warmth (b) air (c) water (d) sugar
- 27.🌱 What comes out of a moong seed first when it sprouts? (a) a thorn (b) a flower (c) a fruit (d) a tiny root
- 28.🧺 Do we need cotton wool for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 29.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
- 30.🌱 Is water needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 31.🛟 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
- 32.🌱 Where does a sprouting seed get its first food from? (a) the air (b) the cotton wool (c) the sunlight only (d) food stored in the seed
- 33.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) sunlight (b) salt (c) soil (d) water
- 34.True or false: a magnet is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) soil (b) sunlight (c) water (d) salt
- 36.True or false: water is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🌱 Is soil needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 38.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 39.🔮 Predict: sprouts grow in the dark for a week. What colour are their leaves? (a) pale yellow (b) dark green (c) blue (d) bright red
- 40.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the same bowls is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- germination
- wash your hands
- we keep it the same
- not needed
- turmeric powder
- turmeric powder
- not needed
- True
- moong seeds
- yeast
- warmth
- sunlight
- True
- True
- salt
- sprouts
- a mirror
- False
- needed to sprout
- a balloon
- a battery cell
- the kind of seeds
- seeds on dry cotton
- needed
- how many seeds sprout
- sugar
- a tiny root
- needed
- we change it
- needed to sprout
- never put seeds in mouth
- food stored in the seed
- water
- False
- water
- True
- not needed to sprout
- not needed
- pale yellow
- True
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