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: turmeric powder is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 2.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a small bowl (b) a magnet (c) moong seeds (d) cotton wool
- 3.🧺 Do we need water for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) moong seeds (b) turmeric powder (c) cotton wool (d) a small bowl
- 5.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds in the freezer? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 6.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “wet or dry cotton”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 7.True or false: salt is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a small bowl (c) cotton wool (d) moong seeds
- 9.🌱 Is warmth needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 10.🛟 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) eat a few to check (d) throw them at friends
- 11.🌱 Is water needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 12.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the same bowls”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 13.🌱 Seeds need water, air and ___ to sprout. (a) salt (b) soil (c) sugar (d) warmth
- 14.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) wet seeds in the dark (b) seeds on dry cotton (c) wet seeds by a window (d) seeds on wet cotton
- 15.🔮 Predict: seeds on wet cotton are kept in the freezer. What happens? (a) they do not sprout (b) they grow fruit (c) they sprout faster (d) they glow
- 16.🌱 Is air needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 17.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on wet cotton? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 18.True or false: seeds on wet cotton does not sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🌱 Is sugar needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 20.🌱 Why do the seeds on dry cotton not sprout? (a) they are too wet (b) they have no salt (c) they have no soil (d) they have no water
- 21.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) sunlight (b) air (c) salt (d) soil
- 22.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) water (b) warmth (c) salt (d) air
- 23.True or false: wet seeds by a window sprouts in a few days. (a) False (b) True
- 24.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the number of seeds is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) warmth (b) salt (c) soil (d) sugar
- 26.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the same place”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 27.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds in the dark? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 28.🌱 Is soil needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sugar (b) soil (c) water (d) sunlight
- 30.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) water (b) sunlight (c) warmth (d) air
- 31.True or false: a magnet is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 32.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the same place is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 33.🌱 Is salt needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 34.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds by a window? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 35.True or false: wet seeds in the dark does not sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🔮 Predict: sprouts grow in the dark for a week. What colour are their leaves? (a) bright red (b) dark green (c) blue (d) pale yellow
- 37.🌱 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
- 38.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a balloon (b) a small bowl (c) turmeric powder (d) a battery cell
- 39.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) water (b) sugar (c) salt (d) sunlight
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) warmth (b) air (c) water (d) soil
Answer key
- False
- a magnet
- needed
- turmeric powder
- does not sprout
- we change it
- True
- yeast
- needed to sprout
- never put seeds in mouth
- needed to sprout
- we keep it the same
- warmth
- seeds on dry cotton
- they do not sprout
- needed to sprout
- sprouts
- False
- not needed to sprout
- they have no water
- air
- salt
- True
- True
- warmth
- we keep it the same
- sprouts
- not needed to sprout
- water
- sunlight
- True
- True
- not needed to sprout
- sprouts
- False
- pale yellow
- wet seeds by a window
- a small bowl
- water
- soil
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