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