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