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