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