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