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