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