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