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