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