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