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