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