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