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