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.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on dry cotton? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) water (c) a few days (d) a small bowl
- 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) water (b) a mirror (c) a few days (d) moong seeds
- 4.True or false: water is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🛟 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
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) salt (b) sugar (c) soil (d) warmth
- 7.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) yeast (b) a few days (c) a small bowl (d) moong seeds
- 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) water (b) a small bowl (c) moong seeds (d) yeast
- 9.🌱 Seeds need water, air and ___ to sprout. (a) warmth (b) salt (c) soil (d) sugar
- 10.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 11.🌱 Is soil needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 12.🌱 Why do the seeds on dry cotton not sprout? (a) they have no water (b) they have no salt (c) they have no soil (d) they are too wet
- 13.🧺 Do we need a balloon for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 14.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) water (b) warmth (c) air (d) sunlight
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) water (b) air (c) warmth (d) salt
- 16.True or false: salt is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 17.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) seeds in the freezer (b) boiled seeds (c) seeds on dry cotton (d) wet seeds in the dark
- 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) moong seeds (b) a small bowl (c) cotton wool (d) a balloon
- 19.🧺 Do we need a few days for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 20.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the number of seeds”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 21.True or false: warmth is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🌱 Where does a sprouting seed get its first food from? (a) the cotton wool (b) the air (c) the sunlight only (d) food stored in the seed
- 23.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds in the freezer? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 24.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) turmeric powder (b) a mirror (c) yeast (d) water
- 25.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the same bowls”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 26.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) water (b) air (c) warmth (d) salt
- 27.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the same place is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 28.True or false: sugar is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 29.True or false: seeds on dry cotton sprouts in a few days. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🌱 Is sugar needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 31.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the same place”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 32.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds in the dark? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 33.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) turmeric powder (b) a few days (c) a mirror (d) a magnet
- 34.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) yeast (b) a balloon (c) a magnet (d) a small bowl
- 35.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) seeds on wet cotton (b) boiled seeds (c) seeds on dry cotton (d) seeds in the freezer
- 36.🌱 What comes out of a moong seed first when it sprouts? (a) a tiny root (b) a thorn (c) a fruit (d) a flower
- 37.True or false: a mirror is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 38.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the same place (b) wet or dry cotton (c) the same bowls (d) the number of seeds
- 39.⚖️ 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
- 40.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a few days (b) cotton wool (c) a magnet (d) a small bowl
Answer key
- does not sprout
- a battery cell
- a mirror
- False
- never put seeds in mouth
- warmth
- yeast
- yeast
- warmth
- not needed
- not needed to sprout
- they have no water
- not needed
- sunlight
- salt
- True
- wet seeds in the dark
- a balloon
- needed
- we keep it the same
- False
- food stored in the seed
- does not sprout
- water
- we keep it the same
- salt
- True
- False
- False
- not needed to sprout
- we keep it the same
- sprouts
- a few days
- a small bowl
- seeds on wet cotton
- a tiny root
- True
- wet or dry cotton
- we change it
- a magnet
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