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