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