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