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