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 is the odd one out? (a) sunlight (b) warmth (c) salt (d) sugar
- 2.True or false: salt is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 3.True or false: wet seeds in the dark sprouts in a few days. (a) True (b) False
- 4.🛟 What should you do after touching soil or seeds? (a) rub your eyes (b) wash your hands (c) lick your fingers (d) skip washing
- 5.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on dry cotton? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 7.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) seeds on wet cotton (b) wet seeds by a window (c) wet seeds in the dark (d) boiled seeds
- 8.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) seeds on wet cotton (b) seeds in the freezer (c) boiled seeds (d) seeds on dry cotton
- 9.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the same bowls is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 10.🌱 Is salt needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 11.⚖️ 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 kind of seeds
- 12.True or false: boiled seeds does not sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 13.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) water (b) air (c) warmth (d) sugar
- 14.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is what we measure? (a) how many seeds sprout (b) wet or dry cotton (c) the kind of seeds (d) the same bowls
- 15.🛟 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
- 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) moong seeds (b) a few days (c) yeast (d) cotton wool
- 17.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the kind of seeds is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 18.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds in the dark? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 19.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) warmth (b) water (c) air (d) soil
- 20.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) seeds on wet cotton (b) seeds on dry cotton (c) wet seeds by a window (d) wet seeds in the dark
- 21.📘 What do we call a seed starting to grow? (a) condensation (b) evaporation (c) germination (d) pollination
- 22.True or false: warmth is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 23.True or false: seeds on wet cotton does not sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 24.🌱 What comes out of a moong seed first when it sprouts? (a) a thorn (b) a tiny root (c) a fruit (d) a flower
- 25.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds in the freezer? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 26.🔮 Predict: seeds on wet cotton are kept in a dark cupboard. Will they sprout? (a) yes, they sprout (b) no, never (c) they melt (d) they turn to stones
- 27.⚖️ 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
- 28.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) salt (b) soil (c) sunlight (d) warmth
- 29.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the same bowls (b) wet or dry cotton (c) how many seeds sprout
- 30.🔮 Predict: sprouts grow in the dark for a week. What colour are their leaves? (a) dark green (b) pale yellow (c) blue (d) bright red
- 31.True or false: seeds in the freezer sprouts in a few days. (a) True (b) False
- 32.🔮 Predict: seeds on wet cotton are kept in the freezer. What happens? (a) they sprout faster (b) they do not sprout (c) they grow fruit (d) they glow
- 33.True or false: a mirror is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 34.⚖️ 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
- 35.🧺 Do we need a mirror for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 36.True or false: soil is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a small bowl (b) water (c) a magnet (d) cotton wool
- 38.🌱 Seeds need water, air and ___ to sprout. (a) sugar (b) warmth (c) soil (d) salt
- 39.True or false: water is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 40.⚖️ 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
Answer key
- warmth
- False
- True
- wash your hands
- False
- does not sprout
- boiled seeds
- seeds on wet cotton
- True
- not needed to sprout
- wet or dry cotton
- True
- sugar
- how many seeds sprout
- never put seeds in mouth
- yeast
- True
- sprouts
- soil
- seeds on dry cotton
- germination
- False
- False
- a tiny root
- does not sprout
- yes, they sprout
- we keep it the same
- warmth
- the same bowls
- pale yellow
- False
- they do not sprout
- False
- we keep it the same
- not needed
- True
- a magnet
- warmth
- True
- False
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