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