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