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