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