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 sprouts in a few days? (a) boiled seeds (b) wet seeds by a window (c) seeds in the freezer (d) seeds on dry cotton
- 2.🌱 Is sunlight needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 3.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) how many seeds sprout (b) the same place (c) wet or dry cotton (d) the kind of seeds
- 4.🧺 Do we need moong seeds for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 5.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) air (b) warmth (c) sunlight (d) water
- 6.🧺 Do we need a few days for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 7.True or false: a small bowl is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) sunlight (b) sugar (c) water (d) salt
- 9.True or false: water is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 10.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a few days (b) a small bowl (c) moong seeds (d) a mirror
- 11.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) seeds on wet cotton (b) wet seeds in the dark (c) seeds on dry cotton (d) wet seeds by a window
- 12.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) water (b) soil (c) warmth (d) air
- 13.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds by a window? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 14.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a magnet (b) a balloon (c) yeast (d) moong seeds
- 15.📘 What do we call a seed starting to grow? (a) condensation (b) evaporation (c) germination (d) pollination
- 16.⚖️ 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
- 17.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) air (b) sunlight (c) salt (d) soil
- 18.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is kept the same? (a) how many seeds sprout (b) the same place (c) wet or dry cotton
- 19.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 20.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a battery cell (b) a few days (c) yeast (d) a magnet
- 21.True or false: seeds in the freezer does not sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) moong seeds (b) cotton wool (c) a small bowl (d) a mirror
- 23.True or false: seeds on wet cotton sprouts in a few days. (a) True (b) False
- 24.True or false: a magnet is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) warmth (b) sunlight (c) water (d) air
- 26.True or false: sugar is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 27.True or false: warmth is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 28.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the same bowls”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 29.🌱 What comes out of a moong seed first when it sprouts? (a) a flower (b) a fruit (c) a tiny root (d) a thorn
- 30.🛟 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
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sugar (b) warmth (c) water (d) air
- 32.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the same place is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 33.True or false: moong seeds is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 34.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a battery cell (b) cotton wool (c) yeast (d) turmeric powder
- 35.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) boiled seeds (b) seeds in the freezer (c) seeds on dry cotton (d) seeds on wet cotton
- 36.🔮 Predict: seeds on wet cotton are kept in the freezer. What happens? (a) they grow fruit (b) they glow (c) they do not sprout (d) they sprout faster
- 37.🔮 Predict: seeds on wet cotton are kept in a dark cupboard. Will they sprout? (a) yes, they sprout (b) they turn to stones (c) no, never (d) they melt
- 38.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 39.🧺 Do we need cotton wool for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 40.🧺 Do we need a small bowl for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
Answer key
- wet seeds by a window
- not needed to sprout
- wet or dry cotton
- needed
- sunlight
- needed
- True
- water
- False
- a mirror
- seeds on dry cotton
- soil
- sprouts
- moong seeds
- germination
- we keep it the same
- air
- the same place
- False
- a few days
- True
- a mirror
- True
- False
- sunlight
- False
- False
- we keep it the same
- a tiny root
- never put seeds in mouth
- sugar
- True
- True
- cotton wool
- seeds on wet cotton
- they do not sprout
- yes, they sprout
- True
- needed
- needed
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