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