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