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