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