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