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