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 not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) cotton wool (b) a small bowl (c) moong seeds (d) a balloon
- 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a small bowl (b) a few days (c) turmeric powder (d) moong seeds
- 3.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) wet seeds in the dark (b) seeds on dry cotton (c) seeds in the freezer (d) boiled seeds
- 4.🌱 Is sugar needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 5.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds in the freezer? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 6.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: wet or dry cotton is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) a few days (c) water (d) cotton wool
- 8.🌱 Will these sprout: boiled seeds? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 9.True or false: sugar is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 10.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the same bowls”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 11.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the kind of seeds (b) wet or dry cotton (c) the number of seeds (d) how many seeds sprout
- 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) moong seeds (b) water (c) a mirror (d) cotton wool
- 13.True or false: salt is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 14.🛟 Some seeds from shops are coated with chemicals. What is the safe rule? (a) throw them at friends (b) eat a few to check (c) never put seeds in mouth (d) feed them to pets
- 15.True or false: sunlight is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 16.True or false: air is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 17.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “how many seeds sprout”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 18.True or false: wet seeds in the dark does not sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 19.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the same place is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) moong seeds (b) yeast (c) a few days (d) cotton wool
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sugar (b) water (c) salt (d) soil
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sugar (b) salt (c) sunlight (d) warmth
- 23.⚖️ 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 kind of seeds
- 24.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the kind of seeds is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) water (b) a few days (c) a magnet (d) moong seeds
- 26.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) sunlight (b) salt (c) soil (d) warmth
- 27.🌱 Is sunlight needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 28.🛟 What should you do after touching soil or seeds? (a) skip washing (b) wash your hands (c) rub your eyes (d) lick your fingers
- 29.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) seeds on dry cotton (b) wet seeds in the dark (c) wet seeds by a window (d) seeds on wet cotton
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) air (b) sugar (c) sunlight (d) salt
- 31.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) sunlight (b) soil (c) air (d) salt
- 32.True or false: a few days is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 33.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) seeds on wet cotton (b) seeds in the freezer (c) seeds on dry cotton (d) boiled seeds
- 34.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) how many seeds sprout (b) the same bowls (c) the kind of seeds (d) wet or dry cotton
- 35.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the same place”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 36.True or false: seeds on dry cotton does not sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 37.True or false: yeast is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 38.True or false: water is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 39.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) moong seeds (b) a few days (c) water (d) turmeric powder
- 40.🌱 Is soil needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
Answer key
- a balloon
- turmeric powder
- wet seeds in the dark
- not needed to sprout
- does not sprout
- False
- a battery cell
- does not sprout
- True
- we keep it the same
- how many seeds sprout
- a mirror
- True
- never put seeds in mouth
- False
- True
- we measure it
- False
- True
- yeast
- water
- warmth
- the kind of seeds
- False
- a magnet
- warmth
- not needed to sprout
- wash your hands
- seeds on dry cotton
- air
- air
- True
- seeds on wet cotton
- wet or dry cotton
- we keep it the same
- True
- False
- False
- turmeric powder
- not needed to sprout
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