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