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