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