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