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