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