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