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