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