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