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