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