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