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) moong seeds (b) water (c) a few days (d) turmeric powder
- 2.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) sugar (b) air (c) soil (d) sunlight
- 3.True or false: seeds on dry cotton does not sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 4.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds in the freezer? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 5.True or false: cotton wool is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 6.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds in the dark? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 7.True or false: soil is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 8.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) soil (b) salt (c) warmth (d) sunlight
- 9.🌱 Is salt needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 10.True or false: water is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) air (b) water (c) warmth (d) salt
- 12.🧺 Do we need water for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 13.True or false: warmth is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 14.⚖️ 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
- 15.True or false: wet seeds by a window sprouts in a few days. (a) False (b) True
- 16.🔮 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
- 17.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) seeds on dry cotton (b) seeds on wet cotton (c) boiled seeds (d) seeds in the freezer
- 18.True or false: wet seeds by a window does not sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🛟 What should you do after touching soil or seeds? (a) skip washing (b) rub your eyes (c) lick your fingers (d) wash your hands
- 20.🧺 Do we need cotton wool for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 21.⚖️ 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
- 22.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds by a window? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) cotton wool (c) a few days (d) moong seeds
- 24.🛟 Some seeds from shops are coated with chemicals. What is the safe rule? (a) never put seeds in mouth (b) throw them at friends (c) eat a few to check (d) feed them to pets
- 25.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) wet or dry cotton (b) the same place (c) how many seeds sprout (d) the same bowls
- 26.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) wet seeds by a window (b) seeds in the freezer (c) seeds on wet cotton (d) wet seeds in the dark
- 27.⚖️ 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
- 28.True or false: seeds on wet cotton does not sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a balloon (b) yeast (c) water (d) turmeric powder
- 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) moong seeds (b) a small bowl (c) yeast (d) cotton wool
- 31.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) seeds in the freezer (b) seeds on dry cotton (c) boiled seeds (d) wet seeds by a window
- 32.True or false: salt is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 33.🌱 Is warmth needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 34.True or false: sunlight is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🧺 Do we need a small bowl for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 36.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the kind of seeds is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 37.True or false: a balloon is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 38.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “wet or dry cotton”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 39.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the same place (b) the number of seeds (c) the same bowls (d) how many seeds sprout
- 40.🌱 What comes out of a moong seed first when it sprouts? (a) a flower (b) a thorn (c) a fruit (d) a tiny root
Answer key
- turmeric powder
- air
- True
- does not sprout
- True
- sprouts
- True
- warmth
- not needed to sprout
- True
- salt
- needed
- True
- we keep it the same
- True
- yes, they sprout
- seeds on wet cotton
- False
- wash your hands
- needed
- the same place
- sprouts
- a battery cell
- never put seeds in mouth
- wet or dry cotton
- seeds in the freezer
- we measure it
- False
- water
- yeast
- wet seeds by a window
- True
- needed to sprout
- True
- needed
- True
- True
- we change it
- how many seeds sprout
- a tiny root
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