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.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) yeast (b) a balloon (c) a small bowl (d) a magnet
- 2.🌱 Where does a sprouting seed get its first food from? (a) the air (b) food stored in the seed (c) the cotton wool (d) the sunlight only
- 3.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 4.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the number of seeds is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) water (b) moong seeds (c) a balloon (d) a few days
- 6.🌱 Seeds need water, air and ___ to sprout. (a) warmth (b) soil (c) salt (d) sugar
- 7.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) seeds on dry cotton (b) boiled seeds (c) seeds in the freezer (d) seeds on wet cotton
- 8.📘 What do we call a seed starting to grow? (a) condensation (b) evaporation (c) germination (d) pollination
- 9.🛟 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) feed them to pets (d) never put seeds in mouth
- 10.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on dry cotton? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 11.🧺 Do we need yeast for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 12.True or false: moong seeds is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 13.⚖️ 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
- 14.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) warmth (b) water (c) air (d) sugar
- 15.🧺 Do we need moong seeds for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 16.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the same bowls (b) how many seeds sprout (c) the kind of seeds (d) wet or dry cotton
- 17.True or false: water is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) salt (b) water (c) sugar (d) sunlight
- 19.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the same place”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 20.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 21.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: how many seeds sprout is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 22.True or false: water is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 23.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the same bowls”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 24.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 25.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) yeast (b) moong seeds (c) a magnet (d) a mirror
- 26.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) air (b) soil (c) warmth (d) water
- 27.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the kind of seeds is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 28.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a few days (b) water (c) moong seeds (d) a balloon
- 29.🌱 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
- 30.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the kind of seeds”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 31.True or false: a balloon is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 32.🔮 Predict: seeds on wet cotton are kept in the freezer. What happens? (a) they do not sprout (b) they sprout faster (c) they grow fruit (d) they glow
- 33.True or false: seeds on dry cotton does not sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 34.True or false: moong seeds is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) moong seeds (b) a few days (c) turmeric powder (d) water
- 36.🧺 Do we need a balloon for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 37.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) moong seeds (c) a few days (d) water
- 38.🌱 Is water needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 39.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) boiled seeds (b) seeds on dry cotton (c) wet seeds in the dark (d) seeds in the freezer
- 40.True or false: a small bowl is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- a small bowl
- food stored in the seed
- True
- True
- a balloon
- warmth
- seeds on wet cotton
- germination
- never put seeds in mouth
- does not sprout
- not needed
- False
- we change it
- sugar
- needed
- wet or dry cotton
- False
- water
- we keep it the same
- False
- False
- True
- we keep it the same
- not needed
- moong seeds
- soil
- False
- a balloon
- boiled seeds
- we keep it the same
- True
- they do not sprout
- True
- True
- turmeric powder
- not needed
- a magnet
- needed to sprout
- wet seeds in the dark
- False
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