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