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